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Nil by Mouth

1997 · 128 min

A raw, unflinching immersion into a volatile working-class household, where love and brutality coexist, leaving you shaken and drained.

Directed by
Gary Oldman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Charlie Creed-Miles
Overview
The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Also in their family is Val and Billy's mother Janet and grandmother Kath. Billy is a drug addict and Raymond kicks him out of the house, making him live on his own. Raymond is generally a rough and even violent person, and that leads to problems in the life of the family.

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Directed by
Gary Oldman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Charlie Creed-Miles
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • family
  • violence
  • class
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism9
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Gary Oldman
Written by
Gary Oldman
Starring
Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Charlie Creed-Miles, Laila Morse, Edna Doré, Chrissie Cotterill, Jon Morrison, Jamie Foreman
Music
Eric Clapton
Cinematography
Ron Fortunato
Runtime
128 min
Country
United Kingdom, France
Languages
English

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