Neds (2010)

Directed by

Peter Mullan

Genre

drama film, coming-of-age film

Country

United Kingdom, France, Italy

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

18A

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 156 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1970s Glasgow, a teenager named John McGill gets pulled into the local youth culture of street violence and petty crime. The film watches how this environment shapes him as he grows up.

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What happens

Neds (also known as Non-Educated Delinquents, stylised as NEDS) is a 2010 coming-of-age drama film directed and written by Peter Mullan. Set in Scotland, the film centres on John McGill (Conor McCarron), a teenager growing up in 1970s Glasgow. John's story follows his involvement with the city's youth culture and its impact on his development as a teenager. The title is from the word Ned which is a derogatory term applied in Scotland to hooligans, louts or petty criminals. The film has received critical acclaim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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