Beats

2019 1h 40m EN

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6.6

SOLID

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97%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.1

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 90🍅97%Rotten Tomatoes●74Metacritic★7.1IMDB · 5,081

DramaComedyMusic

Synopsis

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Summer 1994, Scotland. Johnno and Spanner are best mates, but Johnno’s family are moving him to a new town and a better life, leaving Spanner behind to face a precarious future. In pursuit of adventure and escape they head out on one last night to an illegal rave before parting ways indefinitely.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lorn Macdonald
Spanner
Laura Fraser
Alison
Brian Ferguson
Robert
Ross Mann
D-Man
Gemma McElhinney
Laura
Amy Manson
Cat
Rachel Jackson
Wendy
Neil Leiper
Fido

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brian Welsh
Writers: Kieran Hurley, Brian Welsh
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Grossed $0M — a 12.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brian Welsh, shot by Benjamin Kračun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stephen Hindman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Robin Hill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Lorn Macdonald and Laura Fraser and Brian Ferguson carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7524414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Brian Welsh directs. Benjamin Kračun behind the camera. Stephen Hindman scores. Robin Hill cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $0M — a 12.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 7 years ago.
4Directed by Brian Welsh, shot by Benjamin Kračun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Stephen Hindman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Robin Hill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lorn Macdonald and Laura Fraser and Brian Ferguson carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt7524414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 90 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.