Douglas' magnificent award-winning Trilogy is the product of an assured, formidable artistic vision. These are some of the most compelling films about childhood ever made. The films narrative is largely autobiographical, following Jamie - eight years old when we first meet him - as he grows up in a poverty-stricken mining .. Read more
| Starring | Stephen Archibald, Hughie Restorick, Jean Taylor Smith, Bernard McKenna |
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| Director | Bill Douglas |
| Genres | Drama |
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Douglas' magnificent award-winning Trilogy is the product of an assured, formidable artistic vision. These are some of the most compelling films about childhood ever made. The films narrative is largely autobiographical, following Jamie - eight years old when we first meet him - as he grows up in a poverty-stricken mining village in post-war Scotland. These are brutal surroundings, and Jamie is subject to hardship and rejection, at the mercy of the relatives and neighbours responsible for his welfare. Through these films we see Jamie grow from child to adolescent; angry, bewildered, and violent, yet playful, affectionate, and full of imagination.
| Starring | Stephen Archibald, Hughie Restorick, Jean Taylor Smith, Bernard McKenna, Paul Kermack |
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| Director | Bill Douglas |
| Studio | BFI VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 55 mins Blu-ray: 1 min |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | To Rent: DVD: 23 Jun 2008 Blu-ray: 27 Jul 2009 |
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A bleak, almost physically painful picture, distilled from the bitter memories of one of this country's most original talents... This trilogy will come to be regarded not just as a milestone, but as one of the heroic achievements of the British Cinema
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bill douglas trilogy
massively over-rated, don't bother.
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Unique
This is a powerful film, at times it's portrait of grinding poverty and emotional deprivation makes it difficult to watch. Paradoxically although I didn'... read more »
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this was tough going
this was hard going , not only because this was filmed not far from where my father grew up , around the same time. My Grandparents and great grand parents are ... read more »
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