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Ratcatcher( 1999)

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Overview

James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.

    Top Billed Cast

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      William Eadie

      James Gillespie

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      Tommy Flanagan

      Da

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      Mandy Matthews

      Ma

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      Michelle Stewart

      Ellen

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      Lynne Ramsay Jr.

      Anne Marie

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      Leanne Mullen

      Margaret Anne

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      Jackie Quinn

      Mrs. Quinn

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      James Ramsay

      Mr. Quinn

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      Anne McLean

      Mrs. Fowler

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      Craig Bonar

      Matt Monroe

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      Andrew McKenna

      Billy

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      Mick Maharg

      Stef

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      James Montgomery

      Hammy

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      Thomas McTaggart

      Ryan

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      Stuart Gordon

      Tommy

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      Stephen Sloan

      Mackie

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      Molly Innes

      Miss McDonald

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      Stephen King

      Mr. Mohan

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      John Comerford

      Insurance Man

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      Ann Marie Lafferty

      Rita

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      Bessie McDonald

      Elderly Lady

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      Leanne Jenkins

      Kitten Girl

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      Dougie Jones

      Scavenger

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      Joe McCrone

      Scavenger

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      James Watson

      Bus Driver

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      Stephen Purdon

      Boy on Bike

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      Marion Connell

      Jesse

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      Robert Farrell

      Boy

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      Donnie McMillan

      Artie

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      Lisa Taylor

      Anne Marie's Friend

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      Rory McCann

      Gordon (uncredited)

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      Chris McElhill

      Boy in Street (uncredited)

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      John Miller

      Kenny

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Apr 13 2024
    It was quite odd watching this because I was just a little younger than the character of "James" (William Eadie) living in Glasgow in the 1970s. I remember the nine-week long dustmen strike that left tons of rubbish piled up all over the place. We lived in a mouse-infested one bed flat similar to the ones in the tenement buildings featured here, and that canal - well it was an overgrown, disease-ridden, deathtrap that had long been abandoned to nature. Back then, there was still ample waste ground - bomb damaged and cleared after the war, for us kids to play on, and that's what we did. Nobody h...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • scotland
    • glasgow, scotland
    • 1970s
    • neighbor
    • canal
    • woman director
    • escapism