Trainspotting
United Kingdom • 1996 • 1h 34m
Director
#1204Criterion Collection →Synopsis
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.
Synopsis
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorDanny Boyle
WriterJohn Hodge
CinematographerBrian Tufano
EditorMasahiro Hirakubo
ProducerAndrew Macdonald
Cast
Ewan McGregoras Renton
Ewen Bremneras Spud
Jonny Lee Milleras Sick Boy
Kevin McKiddas Tommy
Robert Carlyleas Begbie
