Riff-Raff (1991)

Directed by

Ken Loach

Genre

drama film, social comedy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

18A

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 116 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Stevie is a young man from Glasgow who just got out of prison. He moves to London and starts working on a construction site that is renovating an old hospital into high-end apartments.

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What happens

Riff-Raff is a 1991 British drama film directed by Ken Loach, starring Robert Carlyle and Ricky Tomlinson (the latter plays, and was in real life, a builder). It won the 1991 European Film Award Best Picture award. As with most Loach films, Riff-Raff is a portrayal of modern Britain. It follows Stevie, played by Robert Carlyle, a Glaswegian recently released from prison who has moved to London and got a job on a building site turning a derelict hospital into luxury apartments. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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