Review of Scum (2014) by Tim F — 01 Feb 2009

Classic and brutal Brit flick which starts bad and progresivly gets much worse. Ray Winstone is typical as 'The Daddy'.

This review of Scum (2014) was written by Tim F on 01 Feb 2009.

Scum has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Stuart K (1,373) on 30 Apr 2014

Directed by Alan Clarke (Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire Rita (1985) and Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987)), and produced by Davina Belling…

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By Ross M (648) on 29 Aug 2010

Ray Winstone shows why he is 'the daddy'. Good film, needs seeing…

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By Joseph M (773) on 06 Sep 2010

It's not a film about a reform school you ingrate! It's a Borstal a prison for children that were withdrawn soon after this film was made…

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By Neil G (160) on 11 Jul 2010

Great drama about the brutality found in prisions for youthful offenders in Britian. Ray Winstone is the man…

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By Carlton R (180) on 17 Dec 2011

A real classic, this brought the great Ray Winston to the acting world, he shone in this role about the ups and down of life in institutional…

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By Eric B (2,026) on 15 Jun 2010

Juvenile prison flick…

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By Nathan M (1,055) on 24 Sep 2015

I remember I saw this movie when I was three and I absolutely loved it! I would well recommend it…

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By Helen E (201) on 23 Feb 2012

A very grim, bleak British film about the borstal system. Still quite violent and disturbing even though it was made over 30 years ago…

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By Walter M (1,360) on 14 Sep 2013

Upon their arrival at a new borstal, Angel(Alrick Riley) and Carlin(Ray Winstone) are given a lecture from Sands(John Judd), the headmaster,…

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By Delysid D (566) on 18 Dec 2017

A long and unpleasant movie, prison sucks. I guess it had to be banned because of the male rape scene. this isnt a horror movie its a prison drama…

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