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Raining Stones

1993 · 90 min

A raw, compassionate slice of working-class life that balances grim desperation with moments of warmth and humour.

Directed by: Ken Loach
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Bruce Jones, Julie Brown, Gemma Phoenix

Tagline: It would be funny if it didn't hurt so much.
Overview: 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 increasingly 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.

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Directed by: Ken Loach
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Bruce Jones, Julie Brown, Gemma Phoenix

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
family
politics
crime
guilt
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, crime
Directed by: Ken Loach
Written by: Jim Allen
Starring: Bruce Jones, Julie Brown, Gemma Phoenix, Ricky Tomlinson, Tom Hickey, Mike Fallon, Ronnie Ravey, Lee Brennan
Music: Stewart Copeland
Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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