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In Borstal, survival rules!

DramaCrime1h 36m

🍅89%

🍅

89%

Tomatometer

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92%

Popcornmeter

7.1

TMDB

Storyline

Carlin is a new reform school inmate with a reputation as a hard case. The authorities encourage gang leader Pongo to humble Carlin, but Carlin overtakes Pongo as Daddy of the ward. The guards institute a reign of terror and neglect, with Carlin emerging as an unlikely leader.

Trailers

4 videos

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Official Trailer

Mark Kermode reviews Scum (1979) | BFI Player

Mark Kermode reviews Scum (1979) | BFI Player

Scum (1979) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Scum (1979) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Official Re-Release Trailer

Official Re-Release Trailer

Details

DirectorAlan Clarke

ReleasedSep 12, 1979

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$420K

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideRCA

Studios

Berwick Street ProductionsBoyd's CompanyKendon Films Ltd.

Cast

Ray Winstone

Ray Winstone

Carlin

Mick Ford

Mick Ford

Archer

Julian Firth

Julian Firth

Davis

John Blundell

John Blundell

Banks

Phil Daniels

Phil Daniels

Richards

John Judd

John Judd

Mr. Sands

Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson

Mr Greaves

Peter Howell

Peter Howell

Governor

Bill Dean

Bill Dean

Mr Duke

John Grillo

John Grillo

Mr Goodyear

P.H. Moriarty

P.H. Moriarty

Mr. Hunt

Ray Burdis

Ray Burdis

Eckersley

Stickers

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

6 fresh · 0 rotten

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Justin Chang

RTLos Angeles TimesJul 6, 2017

The visual equivalent of spare, brilliant prose that occasionally bleeds (and bleeds and bleeds) into poetry.

A

Alan Scherstuhl

RTVillage VoiceJun 14, 2017

One of the great films about boys and violence ...

T

Tanner Tafelski

RTKinoscopeNov 18, 2018

It's a film that hammers home the depravity of institutionalization...

T

Ted Whitehead

RTThe SpectatorFeb 1, 2018

Alan Clarke's direction is hard, clear and utterly uncompromising, and the performances of his largely unfamiliar cast are so authentic and convincing as to make one flinch.

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Information

Title

Scum

Released

Sep 12, 1979

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United Kingdom

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 36m

Status

Released

Studios

Berwick Street Productions, Boyd's Company

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