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- 2000
- Not Rated
- First Look International
- 1 h 34 m
- 2000
- Not Rated
- First Look International
- 1 h 34 m
Summary The story of a twelve year old boy (Eadie) living in working-class Glasgow, Scotland during the 1970's garbage strikes, Ratcatcher portrays the difficulties of his reality and his desire to escape through dreams.
Directed By: Lynne Ramsay
Written By: Lynne Ramsay
- 2000
- Not Rated
- First Look International
- 1 h 34 m
- 2000
- Not Rated
- First Look International
- 1 h 34 m
Ratcatcher
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7.1
Summary The story of a twelve year old boy (Eadie) living in working-class Glasgow, Scotland during the 1970's garbage strikes, Ratcatcher portrays the difficulties of his reality and his desire to escape through dreams.
Directed By: Lynne Ramsay
Written By: Lynne Ramsay
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
78
86% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
14% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
78
86% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
14% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
It is about grief and about the shock of grief and the stabbing fear which, in its terrifying way, gives you a clarified view of your own existence. A film to wonder at.
Bleak childhoods make for the best cinema, and Ratcatcher stands at the head of the class.
The film manages to make the ordinary extraordinary. It takes visual risks, tells its story subjectively through images and moves confidently to a stunning, imaginative climax.
Writer-director Ramsay neither sentimentalizes nor garishes up the lost children in this observant and poetic drama.
Ramsay's child actors are nonprofessionals who can only express what they feel — which gives her film an unusual degree of emotional authenticity.
For all its harsh realism, the film flows like a dream, albeit a highly unpleasant one.
Has its moments, but overall the effect is uneven.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 32 User Ratings
7.1
81% Positive
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
6% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
13% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 32 User Ratings
7.1
81% Positive
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
6% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
13% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
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Production Company
Pathé Pictures International,
BBC Film,
Arts Council of England,
Les Productions Lazennec,
Canal+,
Holy Cow Films
Release Date Oct 13, 2000
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Awards
British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Bratislava International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
