Scum (1977)

Directed by

Alan John Clarke

Genre

tv movie, drama, crime

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

15

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 49 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a group of young inmates in a British borstal for boys. It shows the brutal violence and abuse from both the guards and other prisoners. The main character navigates this harsh system to survive.

bleakrawtenseviolentclaustrophobicdisturbingvisceralunflinching

What happens

Scum is a 1977 British television play written by Roy Minton and directed by Alan Clarke. It was intended to be screened as part of the Play for Today series. Instead the production was banned by the BBC after it was completed in 1977 and not aired until BBC 2 showed it on 27 July 1991. In the interim, a theatrical film version was released in 1979. The original version features Ray Winstone (in one of his earliest roles), John Blundell, David Threlfall, Martin Phillips, Phil Daniels and Davidson Knight. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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