Ratcatcher
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.
- 7.1
- 1999
- Released
- 1h 34m
William Eadie
James Gillespie
Tommy Flanagan
DaMandy Matthews
MaMichelle Stewart
EllenLynne Ramsay Jr.
Anne MarieLeanne Mullen
Margaret AnneJackie Quinn
Mrs. QuinnJames Ramsay
Mr. QuinnAnne McLean
Mrs. FowlerCraig Bonar
Matt MonroeAndrew McKenna
BillyMick Maharg
StefJames Montgomery
HammyThomas McTaggart
RyanStephen Sloan
MackieMolly Innes
Miss McDonaldStephen King
Mr. MohanJohn Comerford
Insurance ManAnn Marie Lafferty
RitaBessie McDonald
Elderly LadyLeanne Jenkins
Kitten GirlDougie Jones
ScavengerJoe McCrone
Scavenger
James Watson
Bus DriverStephen Purdon
Boy on BikeMarion Connell
JesseRobert Farrell
BoyDonnie McMillan
Artie
Lisa Taylor
Anne Marie's Friend
Rory McCann
Gordon (uncredited)Chris McElhill
Boy in Street (uncredited)John Miller
Kenny
Released
en
- #scotland
- #glasgow, scotland
- #1970s
- #neighbor
- #canal
- #woman director
- #escapism
Reviews
It was quite odd watching this because I was just a little younger than the character of "James" (William Eadie) living in Glasgow in the 1970s. I remember the nine-week long dustmen strike that left tons of rubbish piled up all over the place. We lived in a mouse-infested one bed flat similar to the ones in the tenement buildings featured here, and that canal - well it was an overgrown, disease-r