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2002 Certificate 18
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Paul Laverty writes his fourth script with director Ken Loach for the gritty coming-of-age drama Sweet Sixteen. Set in the port city of Greenock, Scotland, local kid Liam (Martin Compston) spends his days trying to make money with his best friend, Pinball (William Ruane). When he refuses to use his imprisoned mother, Jean (.. Read more

Starring Martin Compston, Annmarie Fulton, William Ruane, Michelle Abercromby
Director Ken Loach
Genres Drama

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Sweet Sixteen

Paul Laverty writes his fourth script with director Ken Loach for the gritty coming-of-age drama Sweet Sixteen. Set in the port city of Greenock, Scotland, local kid Liam (Martin Compston) spends his days trying to make money with his best friend, Pinball (William Ruane). When he refuses to use his imprisoned mother, Jean (Michelle Coulter), as a drug mule, his criminal stepfather, Stan (Gary McCormack), and bitter grandfather, Rab (Tommy McKee), kick him out of the house. He moves in with his levelheaded older sister, Chantelle (Annmarie Fulton), who is a single parent to toddler Callum and has no love for their mother. Liam quickly comes up with the idea to buy a trailer for himself and his mom when she gets out of prison on the day before his 16th birthday. In order to get enough money to make a down payment, he comes up with a plan to steal Stan's drug stash and sell it to local junkies. With Pinball at his side, Liam starts to develop the skills of a successful businessman and gets noticed by a group of big-time dealers. Gang leader Tony (Martin McCardie) sees his potential and makes him an offer, which leads Liam toward the life of crime that he was trying to avoid in the first place.~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Starring Martin Compston, Annmarie Fulton, William Ruane, Michelle Abercromby
Director Ken Loach
Studio ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 42 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: English
Released Production year: 2002

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DVD: 07 Apr 2003

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    • 2 stars out of 4  

      Grim story of crime offering the only hope of escape from a poverty-striken environment; the specificity of the setting and the performances make it more than special pleading.

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    • Rated - 4.0 stars  

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      A superbly acted, moving film

      Ken Loach brings us yet another slice of gritty realism but this has more of an emotional punch than you may expect.

      Liam(Martin Compston) is trying ... read more »

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    • Rated - 4.0 stars  

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      Sweet sixteen

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      Worth a watch I enjoyed it very much can see where and how easy it is to get into that positon in life.

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      Simply Unmissable

      Beautifully shot and acted, it depicts the gritty reality of life up north in poverty and life revolving around hard drugs. Sad an powerfull but does draw a few... read more »

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      Sweet Sixteen

      Ken Loach film, lot of bad language I wouldn't recommend not for me anyway sorry seen better films a lot better films..

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      Paul Laverty writes his fourth script with director Ken Loach for the gritty coming-of-age drama Sweet Sixteen. Set in the port city of Greenock, Scotland, local kid Liam (Martin Compston) spends his days trying to make money with his best friend, Pinball (William Ruane). When he refuses to use his ...

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