Ratcatcher
A naïve young lad navigates the dirty squalid streets of 1973 Glasgow and the poor youth around him.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Released
- 1999
- Country
- United Kingdom, France
Details
Release year: 1999
Storyline
A naïve young lad navigates the dirty squalid streets of 1973 Glasgow and the poor youth around him.
Top credits
Tommy Flanagan — Da- Mandy Matthews — Ma
- William Eadie — James
- Michelle Stewart — Ellen
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination
See all awards →Did you know
• The canal featured in the film was specifically built for the movie as all the already existing canals were either too polluted or too clean-looking to be used for the film.
• Although this film is in English, the US release has English subtitles because all the characters speak in a very heavy Scottish accent.
• The shot of James pulling his shoe from the canal is actually a reversed shot of the shoe being submerged.
See all trivia →Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $217,244
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $10,762 (2000-10-15)
User reviews
Dark, telling portrait of growing up in an inner city
S'greeeet
Melancholic tenderness prevails
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
