Ratcatcher

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Ratcatcher
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NR,1hr 33min
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October 13, 2000
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G2 Films
Synopsis: Lynne Ramsay's debut feature Ratcatcher is a gritty but often lyrical portrait of a boy growing up on the wrong side of the Scottish tracks. James (William Eadie) is a 12-year-old coming of age in a rough working-class section of Glasgow. Something of a misfit, James has only two close friends, Margaret Anne (Leanne Mullen), an older girl whose need to be loved often leads her into ill-advised sexual episodes with the neighborhood boys, and Kenny (John Miller), a half-bright kid who loves animals ... Full Synopsis
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Bleak childhoods make for the best cinema, and Ratcatcher stands at the head of the class. Full Review
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76
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out of 100
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