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Scum
- Director: Alan Clarke
- Writer: Roy Minton
- Producer: Davina Belling; Don Boyd
CGiii Comment
As relevant now as it was then.
Sad to see that nothing really changes.
Brutal, brutalising the brutal – and, somehow they seem to deserve it – ouch!
The male rape scene is not for the squeamish...but, it is about time that young thugs know what to expect when they break the rules...
Buggery in an all-male institution is de rigueur...a harsh opinion...it is a harsh film.
A fine piece of work.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
This is the hard and shocking story of life in a British Borstal for young offenders. Luckily the regime has changed since this film was made. The brutal regime made no attempt to reform or improve the inmates and actively encouraged a power struggle between the 'tough' new inmate and the 'old hands'. The film was originally made as a BBC play but it was banned before ever being shown. So 'Alan Clarke' and 'Roy Minton' got it re-made as a film. This is a tough and brutal film and should not be viewed lightly.
Cast & Characters
Ray Winstone as Carlin;
Mick Ford as Archer;
Julian Firth as Davis;
John Blundell as Banks;
Phil Daniels as Richards;
John Judd as Mr Sands;
Philip Jackson as Greaves;
Peter Howell as Governor;
John Grillo as Goodyear;
Ray Burdis as Eckersley;
Alan Igbon as Meakin;
John Fowler as Woods;
Bill Dean as Duke;
P.H. Moriarty as Hunt;
Nigel Humphreys as Taylor