Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, France
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.
- scotland
- glasgow
- scotland
- 1970s
- neighbor
- canal
- woman director
- escapism
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Lynne Ramsay Jr. — Anne Marie
- Leanne Mullen — Margaret Anne
- John Miller — Kenny
- Jackie Quinn — Mrs Quinn
- James Ramsay — Mr Quinn
- Anne McLean — Mrs Fowler
- Craig Bonar — Matt Monroe
- Andrew McKenna — Billy
- Mick Maharg — Stef
- James Montgomery — Hammy
- Thomas McTaggart — Ryan
- Directed
- Lynne Ramsay
- Written
- Lynne Ramsay
Production
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 · 250 ratings
- Studio
- Pathé, BBC Film, Arts Council of England, Les Productions Lazennec, Le Studio Canal+, Holy Cow Films
If this stayed with you
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