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Trainspotting
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- 1995
- Danny Boyle
- 89 mins
- 18
Summary
Drama starring Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle. Mark Renton, a young heroin addict, lives with a group of friends in a squalid Edinburgh flat. Determined to change his life, but equally dependent on the drug culture around him, he visits his dealer for the last time.
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A star rating of 5 out of 5.
Alan Jones
There was no doubt after Shallow Grave that the arrival of director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew Macdonald and doctor-turned-writer John Hodge on the British film scene was a major cause for celebration. However, it was the trio's follow-up - this devastatingly comic and tragic look at youth culture and its recreational habits - that put them firmly on the international map. Unapologetic and hard-hitting, Irvine Welsh's controversial bestseller is brought to the screen as a dazzling assault on the senses. Fiercely original and provocative, this shocker focuses on the disintegrating friendship of four Edinburgh lads as they embark on an endless drugs and petty-crime bender. In a true masterstroke, the harrowing and bleak subject matter is presented as a hilariously funny walk on the wild side, with no moral stance taken or punches pulled. Ewan McGregor is absolutely brilliant as smart-aleck junkie Renton, and Robert Carlyle gives a stunning performance as the violent Begbie. This is a savagely sophisticated work and a landmark British classic.
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rolenameMark RentonEwan McGregorDaniel "Spud"Ewen BremnerSimon "Sick Boy"Jonny Lee MillerTommyKevin McKiddBegbieRobert CarlyleDianeKelly MacdonaldSwanneyPeter MullanMr RentonJames CosmoMrs RentonEileen NicholasAllisonSusan VidlerLizzyPauline LynchGailShirley HendersonMikey Irvine WelshGame show hostDale WintonDealerKeith AllenGavin / US touristStuart McQuarrieAndreasKevin AllenStore security officerJohn HodgeFlat buyerAndrew Macdonald
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rolenameDirectorDanny Boyle
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Theatrical distributor
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Released on
1996-02-23
Languages
English
Guidance
Violence, swearing, sex scenes, nudity, drug abuse.
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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