Ratcatcher overview

Ratcatcher

Synopsis:

Lynne Ramsay's debut feature Ratcatcher is a gritty but often lyrical portrait of a boy growing up on the wrong side of the Scottish tracks. James (William Eadie) is a 12-year-old coming of age in a rough working-class section of Glasgow. Something of a misfit, James has only two close friends, Margaret Anne (Leanne Mullen), an older girl whose need to be loved often leads her into ill-advised sexual episodes with the neighborhood boys, and Kenny (John Miller), a half-bright kid who loves animals but isn't sure what went wrong when he tried to send his pet mouse into space.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Lynne Ramsay
  • Studio: Holy Cow Films, Arts Council of England, BBC, Canal Plus, Pathé Films, Productions Lazennec
  • Year: 1998
  • Run Time: 93 minutes
  • Country: UK
  • Language: English
  • Set in: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • MPAA Rating: NR
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Drama
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 2000 10 13 (USA - Limited)