72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Ratcatcher

Lynne Ramsay
UK - France      90 m.
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the action takes place in Glasgow during the mdid-70s. 12-year-old James Gillespie watches his world change while his family waits to be given a council house in a better area. Obsessed by a secret, he incrasingly isolates himself from his family, creating a world of his own at a nearby canal, amongst the mounting rubbish due to a protacted refuse worker's strike. James' fascination with the canal escalates and he finds himself drawn to it time and again. It's here that he meets the vulnerable 14-year-old, Margaret Anne, who expresses her need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings. 

Director
Lynne Ramsay (United Kingdom)
Screenplay
Lynne Ramsay
Photography
Alwin Kuchler
Edition
Lucia Zucchetti
Music
Rachel Portman
Cast
William Eadie, Tommy Flanagan, Mandy Matthews, Lynne Ramsay Jr.
Running Time
90 m.
Country
UK - France
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