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Riff-Raff

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7.0
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Original title
Riff-Raff
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Running time
96 min.
Country
United Kingdom United Kingdom
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Genre
Comedy. Drama | Social Drama
Synopsis
Stevie (Robert Carlyle), a young Glaswegian just out of prison, comes down to London and gets a job on a building site -- a melting pot of itinerant labourers from all over the country -- where he has to contend with Mick the bossy ganger trying but usually failing to control his workers; three hilarious scousers, Shem, Mo and Larry (Ricky Tomlinson); and the other lads as they duck and dive through the rules and regulations of the building trade. In addition, Stevie has other problems to contend with: the wages are low, the site teems with rats, he has nowhere to sleep, and life in London isn't easy. One day on his way to work, Stevie finds a handbag in a skip. He returns it to its owner, Susan, a no-talent singer plagued by depression and neediness.
Awards
1991: Cannes Film Festival: Critic Award
1991: European Film Awards: Best Film
1992: Goya Awards: Nominated for Best European Movie
1991: Festival of Valladolid - Seminci: Silver Spike.
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User history
Riff-Raff
1991
Ken Loach
7.0
(2,677)
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