31 Mar 2010
Cinema Libertad
A boy living in an abandoned cinema meets a young girl. As their friendship develops, the boy entertains the other cinema residents with stories and shadow puppets.
Riff-Raff
Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their "signing on" for unemployment benefits. Some coworkers help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who's struggling to be a professional singer.
Top Billed Cast
Robert Carlyle Stevie
Emer McCourt Susan
George Moss Mo
Jimmy Coleman Shem
Ricky Tomlinson Larry
David Finch Kevin
Peter Mullan Jake
Richard Belgrave Kojo
Ade Sapara Fiaman
Derek Young Desmonde
Bill Moores Smurph
Willie Ross Gus Siddon
Luke Kelly Ken Jones
Gary Lammin Mick (as Garrie J. Lammin)
Dean Perry Wilf
Terry Bird Van Driver
John Kazek Robert
Maureen Carr Ellen
Anne Marie Timoney Fiona
Angela Morant Estate Agent
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