The Angels' Share (2012)
Country: GB/FR/BEL/IT
Technical: col 101m
Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Paul Brannigan, Siobhan Reilly, John Henshaw
Synopsis:
When he is given a community service sentence for afray, a young Glaswegian with a record struggles to stand by his girlfriend and baby son while staying out of trouble, particularly when his in-laws and former antagonists seem intent on beating him up. However, a visit to a distillery with a social worker friend opens up a new world of possibilities, first cultural, then criminal, but a crime without a victim.
Review:
Paul Laverty's screenplay is a typically successful mix of very real issues (climbing out of poverty and recidivism) and gentle, at times scabrous, humour. The detail of whisky tasting and auctioning of a rare cask is a winning touch.
Country: GB/FR/BEL/IT
Technical: col 101m
Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Paul Brannigan, Siobhan Reilly, John Henshaw
Synopsis:
When he is given a community service sentence for afray, a young Glaswegian with a record struggles to stand by his girlfriend and baby son while staying out of trouble, particularly when his in-laws and former antagonists seem intent on beating him up. However, a visit to a distillery with a social worker friend opens up a new world of possibilities, first cultural, then criminal, but a crime without a victim.
Review:
Paul Laverty's screenplay is a typically successful mix of very real issues (climbing out of poverty and recidivism) and gentle, at times scabrous, humour. The detail of whisky tasting and auctioning of a rare cask is a winning touch.
Country: GB/FR/BEL/IT
Technical: col 101m
Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Paul Brannigan, Siobhan Reilly, John Henshaw
Synopsis:
When he is given a community service sentence for afray, a young Glaswegian with a record struggles to stand by his girlfriend and baby son while staying out of trouble, particularly when his in-laws and former antagonists seem intent on beating him up. However, a visit to a distillery with a social worker friend opens up a new world of possibilities, first cultural, then criminal, but a crime without a victim.
Review:
Paul Laverty's screenplay is a typically successful mix of very real issues (climbing out of poverty and recidivism) and gentle, at times scabrous, humour. The detail of whisky tasting and auctioning of a rare cask is a winning touch.