Ratcatcher (1999)

Director: Lynne Ramsay
Actors: Tommy Flanagan, Mandy Matthews, William Eadie
Genre: Drama
Release: 1999
Region: All Region(Region Code:0)
Format: DVD, Ntsc, Widescreen
Running Time: 94min
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0
Language: English
Subtitle: English, Korean, None

Storyline:
Glasgow, summer, 1973. Dustmen are striking; bags of garbage add to the blight of council flats and a fetid canal. Ryan, who's about 12, drowns during a play fight with his neighbor, the jug-eared James. James runs home, a flat where he lives with his often-drunk da, his ma, and sisters, who live in hope of moving to newly-built council flats. The slice-of-life, coming-of-age story follows James as he tags along with the older lads; has a friendship with his quirky wee rodent-loving neighbor, Kenny; spends time with Margaret Anne, myopic, slightly older, the local sexual punching bag; and, has a moment or two of joy. The strike may end, but is there any way out for James?