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A faithful adaptation of Scottish writer Alexander
Trocchi’s 1957 cult novel. Ewan McGregor plays
Joe, a rootless young drifter who finds work on
a barge travelling between Glasgow and Edinburgh,
owned by Les and his wife Ella. One afternoon
they discover the corpse of a young woman floating
in the water. Accident? Suicide? Murder? As the
police investigate and a suspect is arrested,
we discover that Joe knows more than he is letting
on. Young Adam (MacKenzie’s second feature) is
a remarkable achievement, meticulously crafted
with Giles Nuttgens’ beautiful widescreen cinematography
and with a superb soundtrack by David Byrne (of
Talking Heads fame). A film brimfull of scenes
that make a lasting impression. Not to be missed.
Critics
“Awe-inspiring, beautiful and authentically moving.
It’s close to perfection.” Uncut
Awards
Best Film, German Film Awards 2002
Nominated Best Film, Berlin International Film
Festival 2002
Links
Official
Site
Programme
Notes
The notes for this
film are available here.
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Director
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David
Mackenzie
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Writers
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David
Mackenzie Alexander Trocchi |
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Cast
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Ewan McGregor
Tilda Swinton
Peter Mullan
Emily Mortimer
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Cert |
18 |
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Length |
1
hour 37 mins |
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Country |
UK/Fr
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Young
Adam @ Blackstar
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