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Ratcatcher (1999)

Ratcatcher (1999)

Drama
Release Date: 1999, November 12
Directors: Lynne Ramsay
Countries: France, United Kingdom
Production: Pathé, BBC Film, BBC Film, Arts Council of England, Arts Council of England, Les Productions Lazennec, Les Productions Lazennec, Le Studio Canal+, Le Studio Canal+, Holy Cow Films, Holy Cow Films
Cast: Stephen King, Tommy Flanagan, Rory McCann, James Ramsay, John Miller, Stuart Gordon, John Comerford, Jackie Quinn, James Watson, Lisa Taylor, William Eadie, Stephen Purdon

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.

Keywords:

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