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Ratcatcher(1999)
Status: Released
Date: 1999-11-12
71%
221 Votes
Time: 1h 34m
Overview:
James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom,
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Arts Council of England
Les Productions Lazennec
Holy Cow Films
Movie: Ratcatcher
Top 10 Billed Cast
Tommy Flanagan
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