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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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Year
1997
Duration
92 minutes
Genres
Drama
Language
English
Certificate
UNAVAILABLE TO STREAM
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Synopsis
In an unnamed Midlands town, a bunch of aimless youngsters are offered the chance to do something different with their lives when Darcy, recently returned to his old stomping ground, resolves to re-open the boxing club that had offered him a way out of misery in his own youth. There's no miracle transformation in this bittersweet, funny, occasionally violent, yet always well-observed drama. Director Shane Meadows realistically traces the effects of a positive, galvanising force on blighted lives.
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Classification
Contains strong language, drugs and moderate violence.
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