Nil by Mouth (1997)
- Directed by
- Gary Oldman
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom, France
- Runtime
- 2h 08m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 151 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This drama follows a working class family in South East London struggling with addiction and violence. It shows the brutal reality of their daily lives and relationships.
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What happens
Nil by Mouth is a 1997 drama film written, produced and directed by Gary Oldman. His debut as a filmmaker, it portrays the life of a dysfunctional, working-class family in South East London, partly inspired by Oldman's own upbringing. It stars Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Charlie Creed-Miles, Laila Morse and Edna Doré. The score was composed by Eric Clapton. The film was co-produced by Luc Besson's company EuropaCorp, and was distributed in the United Kingdom by 20th Century Fox under Fox Searchlight Pictures. It premiered at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, where Kathy Burke won the Best Actress Award. It was well-received by critics and was nominated for four BAFTA Awards, winning Best British Film and Best Original Screenplay. In 1999, the film was ranked by the British Film Institute's on its list of Top 100 British films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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