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35 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Riff-Raff
1991 1h 35m EN
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6.7TMDB Β· 121
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. Working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with unemployment. Some help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, an aspiring singer.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Robert Carlyle
Stevie
Emer McCourt
Susan
George Moss
Mo
Jimmy Coleman
Shem
Ricky Tomlinson
Larry
David Finch
Kevin
Peter Mullan
Jake
Richard Belgrave
Kojo
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ken Loach
- Writers
- Bill Jesse
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ken Loach, shot by Barry Ackroyd. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Stewart Copeland. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jonathan Morris shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Robert Carlyle and Emer McCourt and George Moss carry the top of the cast.
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IMDB entry: tt0100491 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ken Loach directs. Barry Ackroyd behind the camera. Stewart Copeland scores. Jonathan Morris cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 135 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Ken Loach, shot by Barry Ackroyd. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Stewart Copeland. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Jonathan Morris shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Robert Carlyle and Emer McCourt and George Moss carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0100491 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Barry Ackroyd
- Original score
- Stewart Copeland
- Editing
- Jonathan Morris
- Production design
- Martin Johnson
- Costume design
- Wendy Knowles
- Runtime
- 95 min Β· 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $295,444
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Riff-Raff (1991)
Awards
- European Film Award for Best Film
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Ken Loach
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- PA
Parallax Pictures
GB
Key crew
- Sound RecordistBob Withey
- ContinuityValerie Croft
- Costume DesignWendy Knowles
- ProducerSally Hibbin
- EditorJonathan Morris
- Still PhotographerPaul Chedlow
- Production DesignMartin Johnson
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- pop singer
- working class
- poverty
- construction worker
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1993-02-12
Also known as
International titles
- Lim-lomHU
- Riff-Raff - Meglio perderli che trovarliIT
- νμΈ΅λ―Όλ€KR
