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.

• DirectorLynne Ramsay
• Release12 November 1999
• GenreDrama
• Duration1h 34m
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  7.127
  224 reviews
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  Pathé, BBC Film, Arts Council of England, Les Productions Lazennec, Le Studio Canal+, Holy Cow Films