Ratcatcher

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Actors: Tommy Flanagan , James Ramsay , Lynne Ramsay Jr. , John Miller , Stuart Gordon , Anne McLean , Jackie Quinn , Mandy Matthews , James Montgomery , Craig Bonar , Michelle Stewart , William Eadie , Thomas McTaggart , Andrew McKenna , Leanne Mullen

Director: Lynne Ramsay

IMDB Rate: 7.3 out of 10 (2861 votes)

Plot Summary:Glasgow, summer, 1973. Dustmen are striking bags of garbage add to the blight of council flats and a fetid canal. Ryan, whos about 12, drowns during a play fight with his neighbor, the jug-eared James. James runs home, a flat where he lives with his often-drunk da, his ma, and sisters, who live in hope of moving to newly-built council flats. The slice-of-life, coming-of-age story follows James as he tags along with the older lads has a friendship with his quirky wee rodent-loving neighbor, Kenny spends time with Margaret Anne, myopic, slightly older, the local sexual punching bag and, has a moment or two of joy. The strike may end, but is there any way out for James?