Ken Loach Collection ( Riff-Raff / Raining Stones / Ladybird Ladybird )

Ken Loach Collection (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Riff-Raff / Raining Stones / Ladybird Ladybird
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Berlin International Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
European Film Awards
Goya Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
289 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Box Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Documentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1991-1994 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Ken Loach

Written By:
Bill Jesse
Jim Allen
Rona Munro

Actors:
Robert Carlyle ..... Stevie
Emer McCourt ..... Susan
Jim R. Coleman ..... Shem
George Moss ..... Mo
Ricky Tomlinson ..... Larry
David Finch ..... Kevin
Richard Belgrave ..... Kojo
Ade Sapara ..... Fiaman
Derek Young ..... Desmonde
Bill Moores ..... Smurph
Luke Kelly ..... Ken Jones
Gary Lammin ..... Mick
Willie Ross ..... Gus Siddon
Dean Perry ..... Wilf
Dylan O'Mahony ..... Youth
Brian Coyle ..... Youth
Stuart Peveril ..... Youth
Terry Bird ..... Van Driver
Jimmy Batten ..... Man Buying Kango
Tracy Brabin ..... Singer
Debra Gillett ..... Singer
Benjamin Lush ..... Singer
Jayne Charlton McKensie ..... Singer
Johanne Murdock ..... Singer
David Alder ..... Director
David Taegar ..... Producer
Bruce Jones ..... Bob
Julie Brown ..... Anne
Gemma Phoenix ..... Coleen
Ricky Tomlinson ..... Tommy
Tom Hickey ..... Father Barry
Mike Fallon ..... Jimmy
Ronnie Ravey ..... Butcher
Lee Brennan ..... Irishman
Karen Henthorn ..... Young Mother
Christine Abbott ..... May
Geraldine Ward ..... Tracey
William Ash ..... Joe
Matthew Clucas ..... Sean
Anna Jaskolka ..... Shop Assistant
Jonathan James ..... Tansey
Anthony Bodell ..... Ted
Bob Mullane ..... Ted's Mate
Jack Marsden ..... Mike
Jim R. Coleman ..... Dixie
George Moss ..... Dean
Jackie Richmond ..... Club Steward
Little Tony ..... Cliff
Derek Alleyn ..... Factory Boss
Crissy Rock ..... Maggie Conlan
Vladimir Vega ..... Jorge
Sandie Lavelle ..... Mairead
Mauricio Venegas ..... Adrian
Ray Winstone ..... Simon
Clare Perkins ..... Jill
Jason Stracey ..... Sean
Luke Brown ..... Mickey
Lily Farrell ..... Serena
Scottie Moore ..... Maggie's Father
Linda O'Grady ..... Maggie's Mother
Kim Hartley ..... Maggie, aged 5
Jimmy Batten ..... Karaoke's Compere
Sue Sawyer ..... Foster Mother
Pamela Hunt ..... Mrs. Higgs
Alan Gold ..... Neighbour
James Bannon ..... Fast Food Manager
Christine Ellerbeck ..... Moira Denning
Caroline Conway ..... Social Worker
Ali De Souza ..... Social Worker
Deirdre Edwards ..... Social Worker
Lucie Fitchett ..... Social Worker

Synopsis:

Riff-Raff: The story of Stevie, a construction worker, and his girlfriend, an unemployed pop singer, serves to show the living conditions of the British poor class. Raining Stones: This Ken Loach film tells the story of a man devoted to his family and his religion. Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic flaw leads him to risk all that he loves and values, his beloved family, indeed even his immortal soul and salvation, in blind pursuit of that goal. Ladybird Ladybird: This Ken Loach docu-drama relates the story of a British woman's fight with Social Services over the care of her children. Maggie has a history of bouncing from one abusive relationship to another. She has four children, of four different fathers, who came to the attention of Social Services when they were injured in a fire. Subsequently, Maggie was found to be an 'unfit mother' and her children were removed from her care. She finally meets the man of her dreams, a Paraguayan expatriate, and they start a family together. Unfortunately, Social Services seems unwilling to accept that her life has changed and rends them from their new children. She and Jorge together, and separately, fight Social Services, Immigration, and other government bureaucrats in a desperate battle to make their family whole again.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 05 October, 2020.