Ratcatcher
A troubled 12-year-old boy in 1970s Glasgow navigates the fragile boundaries between childhood and the harsh realities of his changing world, finding uneasy solace in the company of a vulnerable girl and a friend whose innocence defies their grim surroundings.
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James Gillespie is twelve years old, and the world he once knew is beginning to change. Troubled by a secret, he has become a stranger within his own family. He is drawn to the canal, where he escapes into a world of his own creation. There, he experiences an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable fourteen-year-old who seeks love in misguided ways, and befriends Kenny, a boy whose unusual innocence persists despite the harshness of their surroundings.
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Edited by Lucia ZucchettiShot by Alwin H KuchlerScored by Rachel PortmanDesigned by Jane Morton
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- Cazador de ratases
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40 unique people credited
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21Mick Maharg
as Stef
James Montgomery
as Hammy
Thomas Mctaggart
as Ryan
Stuart Gordon
as Tommy
Stephen Sloan
as Mackie
Molly Innes
as Miss McDonald
Stephen King
as Mr Mohan
John Comerford
as Insurance Man
Ann Marie Lafferty
as Rita
Bessie Mcdonald
as Elderly Lady
Leanne Jenkins
as Kitten Girl
Dougie Jones
as Scavenger
Joe Mccrone
as Scavenger
James Watson
as Bus Driver
Stephen Purdon
as Boy on Bike
Marion Connell
as Jesse
Robert Farrell
as Boy
Donnie Mcmillan
as Artie
Lisa Taylor
as Anne Marie's Friend
Rory Mccann
as Gordon (uncredited)
Chris Mcelhill
as Boy in Street (uncredited)
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