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Sweet Sixteen

Country: UK, Language: English, 106 mins

  • Director: Ken Loach
  • Writer: Paul Laverty
  • Producer: Michael André; Ulrich Felsberg

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A day in the slum...where poverty corrupts and absolute poverty corrupts absolutely.

There is a hint of homosexuality and an explosion of homophobia.

The pessimism is staggering.

Powerful and depleted of hope - quite, quite exceptional.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Liam is a young, restless teen struggling to realize his dream in the gritty and dismal streets of Greenock, where unemployment is rampant and little hope is available to the city's youth. He is waiting for the release of his mother, Jean, from prison where she is completing a prison term for a crime that her boyfriend actually committed. Her boyfriend, Stan, is a crude and obnoxious drug pusher is partnered by Liam's equally rough and foul-mouthed, mean-spirited grandfather. Liam is determined to rescue his mother from both of them, which means creating a safe haven beyond their reach. But first he's got to raise the cash--no small feat for a young man It's not long before Liam and his pals' crazy schemes lead them into all sorts of trouble. Finding himself dangerously out of his depth, Liam knows he should walk away. Only this time, he just can't let go.

Cast & Characters

Martin Compston as Liam;
William Ruane as Pinball;
Annmarie Fulton as Chantelle;
Michelle Abercromby as Suzanne;
Michelle Coulter as Jean;
Gary McCormack as Stan;
Tommy McKee as Rab;
Calum McAlees as Calum;
Robert Rennie as Scullion;
Martin McCardie as Tony;
Robert Harrison as Tony's gang;
George McNeilage as Tony's gang;
Rikki Traynor as Tony's gang;
Jon Morrison as Douglas;
Junior Walker as Night-time