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Young Adam

5.6

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Original title

Young Adam

Year

2003

Running time

98 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

David Mackenzie

Screenwriter

David Mackenzie. Novel: Alexander Trocchi

Cast

Music

David Byrne

Cinematography

Giles Nuttgens

Producer

Co-production United Kingdom-France;

Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics

Genre

Thriller. Drama | 1950s

Synopsis

Joe, a rootless young drifter, 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 suspect is arrested, we discover that Joe knows more than he is letting on. Gradually we learn of Joe's past relationship with the dead woman. Meanwhile an unspoken attraction develops between Joe and Ella, heightening the claustrophobic tensions in the confined space of the barge.

Awards: 2003: European Film Awards: Nominated for Discovery Award

2003: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): 4 Nominations including Best Movie

2003: Cannes Film Festival: nominated to Un Certain Regard Prize: Best Film.

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Young Adam

2003

David Mackenzie

5.6

(1,447)