James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.
Direction
Ramsay's debut: every frame feels like a half-remembered dream you can't shake.
Cinematography
Golden wheat fields against gray tenements—beauty that hurts.
Acting
Non-professional kids who feel more real than most Oscar winners.
Director
Lynne Ramsay
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