Ratcatcher
United Kingdom • 1999
Director
#162Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
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DirectorLynne Ramsay
WriterLynne Ramsay
CinematographerAlwin H. Küchler
ComposerRachel Portman
EditorLucia Zucchetti
ProducerGavin Emerson, Bertrand Faivre
