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Original title

Neds

Year

2010

Running time

124 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Peter Mullan

Screenwriter

Peter Mullan

Cast

Music

Craig Armstrong

Cinematography

Roman Osin

Producer

Co-production United Kingdom-France-Italy;

Blue Light, Fidélité Films, StudioUrania

Genre

Drama | Teen/coming-of-age. Schools & University. 1970s

Synopsis

If you want a Ned, I’ll give you a fucking Ned! Glasgow, 1973. On the brink of adolescence, young John McGill’s about to start secondary school. He’s a bright boy, a sensitive boy, eager to learn, but the cards are stacked high against him. The McGill family’s dirt poor, his hated father’s a drunken bully. His teachers – punishing John for the ‘sins’ of his older brother Benny – are down on him from the start. John’s on his own. And then there’s the gangs. The Neds. Non-Educated Delinquents. The bad boys with weapons and attitude: cheap drugs, glam rock, fumbling sex, the violence and the camaraderie of the streets. Local monsters. Local Heroes. Benny’s fearsome reputation buys John protection, and then a way in. Scared, resentful, full of rage, John makes his decision. If no-one else will give him a chance: fuck them. John takes to the savage life of the streets with a vengeance. But as his rage and frustration spin him further and further out of control, he is left facing a blank wall. No future. With one extraordinary chance of redemption.

Awards: 2010: San Sebastian Film Festival: Best Picture - Golden Shell, Best Actor (Conor McCarron)

2010: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): Nominated for Best Promising Newcomer (McCarron)

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Neds

2010

Peter Mullan

6.3

(5,539)