Ratcatcher

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.

Cast

William Eadie

William Eadie

as James Gillespie

Tommy Flanagan

Tommy Flanagan

as Da

Mandy Matthews

Mandy Matthews

as Ma

Michelle Stewart

Michelle Stewart

as Ellen

Lynne Ramsay Jr.

Lynne Ramsay Jr.

as Anne Marie

Leanne Mullen

Leanne Mullen

as Margaret Anne

Jackie Quinn

Jackie Quinn

as Mrs. Quinn

James Ramsay

James Ramsay

as Mr. Quinn

Anne McLean

Anne McLean

as Mrs. Fowler

Craig Bonar

Craig Bonar

as Matt Monroe

Reviews

CinemaSerf

It was quite odd watching this because I was just a little younger than the character of "James" (William Eadie) living in Glasgow in the 1970s. I remember the nine-week long dustmen strike that left tons of rubbish piled up all over the place. We lived in a mouse-infested one bed flat similar to th...

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