A working class British family struggles with their demons -- sometimes violently -- in this intensely emotional drama that marked the directorial debut of actor Gary Oldman. Janet (Laila Morse) is a widowed factory worker who shares her home with her aged mother Kath (Edna Dore), her daughter ...more
MPAA Rating: R | Year: 1997 | Running Time: 150 minutes
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A working class British family struggles with their demons -- sometimes violently -- in this intensely emotional drama that marked the directorial debut of actor Gary Oldman. Janet (Laila Morse) is a widowed factory worker who shares her home with her aged mother Kath (Edna Dore), her daughter Valerie (Kathy Burke), her son Billy (Charlie Creed-Miles), and Valerie's husband Ray (Ray Winstone). Ray is an unstable and out-of-work alcoholic who often uses his pregnant wife as a punching bag, while ...more
- Charlie Creed-Miles - Billy
- Kathy Burke - Valerie
- Ray Winstone - Raymond
- Laila Morse - Janet
- Chrissie Cotterill - Paula
- Edna Doré - Kath
- Gerry Bromfield
- Jamie Foreman
- Terry Rowley
- Jamie Forman - Mark
- Leah Fitzgerald
- Jon Morrison - Angus
- Sam Miller
- Steve Sweeney - Danny
- Gary Oldman - Director
- Gary Oldman - Producer
- Luc Besson - Producer
- Douglas Urbanski - Producer
- Gary Oldman - Screenwriter
- Luana Hanson - Art Director
- Marc Frydman - Associate Producer
- Sue Jones - Casting
- Hilary Heath - Co-producer
- Barbara Kidd - Costume Designer
- Mary Soan - First Assistant Director
- Ken Tuohy - First Assistant Director
- Brad Fuller - Editor
- Fae Hammond - Hair Styles











