Directed by:
Richard JobsonCinematography:
John RhodesCast:
Kevin McKidd, Stuart Sinclair Blyth, Iain De Caestecker, Laura Fraser, Susan Lynch, Ewen Bremner, Jim Carter, John Yule, Michael Moreland, Antony Strachan (more)Plots(1)
As a young boy Frankie Mac (Kevin McKidd - Trainspotting) watches the world around him drench itself in alcohol. His father, who has always been an iconic figure to Frankie, is seen for the first time as a philandering liar. In his teenage years, Frankie leads a gang. They thrive on music, clothes and violence. A chance meeting with a young woman, Helen, introduces Frankie to a whole range of possibilities. He distances himself from the gang, which turns them against him, creating a fatal enemy in the shape of former gang member Miller. As his life starts to take a wrong turn, he falls back into the familiar pattern of violence and alcohol. As a man, Frankie finds new focus through group meetings and his role as an actor. He meets a new woman, Mary, who shows him how to be open and honest. A real sense of what his life could be begins to surface. But the shadow of the past is never far behind him and threatens once again to tear his life apart. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Kevin McKidd
UK
Best movies:
Trainspotting (1996)
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
Anna Karenina (2000) (series)
Stuart Sinclair Blyth
UK
Best movies:
Taggart (1983) (series)
16 Years of Alcohol (2003)
Laura Fraser
UK
Best movies:
A Christmas Carol (1999) (TV movie)
Left Luggage (1998)
A Knight's Tale (2001)
Susan Lynch
UK
Best movies:
Ready Player One (2018)
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
Duane Hopwood (2005)
Ewen Bremner
UK
Best movies:
Snatch (2000)
Trainspotting (1996)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Jim Carter
UK
Best movies:
Black Beauty (1994)
Cranford (2007) (series)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
John Yule
UK
Best movies:
Just a Kiss (2004)
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
On a Clear Day (2005)
Michael Moreland
Best movies:
Filth (2013)
The Trench (1999)
16 Years of Alcohol (2003)
Antony Strachan
Best movies:
Rebus (2000) (series)
The Trench (1999)
16 Years of Alcohol (2003)
Anne Downie
Best movies:
Taggart (1983) (series)
16 Years of Alcohol (2003)
Barney Thomson (2015)
Louise Irwin
Best movies:
Taggart (1983) (series)
16 Years of Alcohol (2003)
Sea of Souls (2004) (series)
Elaine C. Smith
UK
Best movies:
16 Years of Alcohol (2003)
Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006)
Women Talking Dirty (1999)
Max Cormac
Best movies:
16 Years of Alcohol (2003)