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Ratcatcher(1999)
Ratcatcher(1999)
Dark, unique portrait of Glasgow in the 1970s, about a boy who blames himself after his friend drowns in a canal.
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Film Details
Year
1962
Duration
104 minutes
Genres
Drama, Sport
Language
English
Certificate
UNAVAILABLE TO STREAM
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Synopsis
This film is an example of the kind of social-realist dramas - also known as kitchen-sink dramas - that found popularity in the late 1950s and 1960s. The genre often dealt with gritty issues affecting Britain at the time and this is no exception. The film follows a young, working-class man who has been sent to a borstal, where he is awarded certain privileges thanks to his talent for cross-country running. As he prepares for an important race against a local public school, he must decide whom he is really running for - himself or the ambitious borstal governor.
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