Ratcatcher

James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.

1999

1h 34min

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Top Billed Cast

William Eadie
James Gillespie
Tommy Flanagan
Da
Mandy Matthews
Ma
Michelle Stewart
Ellen
Lynne Ramsay Jr.
Anne Marie
Leanne Mullen
Margaret Anne
Jackie Quinn
Mrs. Quinn
James Ramsay
Mr. Quinn
Anne McLean
Mrs. Fowler
Craig Bonar
Matt Monroe
Andrew McKenna
Billy
Mick Maharg
Stef
James Montgomery
Hammy
Thomas McTaggart
Ryan
Stephen Sloan
Mackie
Molly Innes
Miss McDonald
Stephen King
Mr. Mohan
John Comerford
Insurance Man
Ann Marie Lafferty
Rita
Bessie McDonald
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