Review of Scum (2014) by Donna S — 25 Sep 2006

Again... one of my all time favourite films! LOVE IT!!!

This review of Scum (2014) was written by Donna S on 25 Sep 2006.

Scum has generally received very positive reviews.

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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 It's a Borstal a prison for children that were withdrawn soon after this film was made…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 Tico P (65) on 07 Dec 2010

Scum is another one that got banned in 1979 turning it also into a Video Nasty cult classic…

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By Amanda R (467) on 27 Dec 2011

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By Matthew B (2,571) on 30 Jul 2013

A provocative movie thats sets out to shock. Needless to say it lives up to the hype and gives us some crude and remorseless moments…

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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 Alice V (65) on 02 Nov 2010

Raw, realistic and brutal. Ray Winstone ain't no puff. He's the daddy here…

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By Rachel E (103) on 26 Dec 2012

Write a short essay in the form of a movie review, contrasting the world of âScumâ? with the restorative justice ethos of today…

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By Jess W (69) on 27 Dec 2011

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By Lee H (754) on 12 Jul 2011

Violent and uncompromising (especially at the time - 1979) movie that still packs a punch over 30 years later…

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