Ratcatcher
1999•NR•1h 34m•7.1•Released
Drama
James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.
Director
Lynne Ramsay
Writer
Lynne Ramsay
Languages
English
Studio
Pathé
Cast
William Eadie
James
Tommy Flanagan
Da
Mandy Matthews
Ma
Michelle Stewart
Ellen
Lynne Ramsay Jr.
Anne Marie
Leanne Mullen
Margaret Anne
John Miller
Kenny
Jackie Quinn
Mrs Quinn
James Ramsay
Mr Quinn
Anne McLean
Mrs Fowler
Craig Bonar
Matt Monroe
Andrew McKenna
Billy
Mick Maharg
Stef
James Montgomery
Hammy
Thomas McTaggart
Ryan
Production
Company
Pathé
Company
BBC Film
Company
Arts Council of England
Company
Les Productions Lazennec
Company
Le Studio Canal+
Company
Holy Cow Films
Producer
Gavin Emerson
Producer
Bertrand Faivre
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