***½
I am a huge fan of Peter Mullan both as an actor and as a director. More people should check out one of his first films Orphan, it's a mini masterpiece. He was also in one of the most underrated horror movies of the last 10 years in Session 9.This is hard hitting stuff and similar in ways to This Is England. It follows the story of a young Scot called John McGill, a very well educated boy who is slowly drawn into the ways of the tough streets. The young first time actors are great too, if you can understand what they're saying most of the time. It's not one that leaves you in a very pleasant mood though, quite a depressing film overall.
It's no This Is England but it's definitely not one to be missed.
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