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Overview
Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield, who has, unlike Dickens' Pip, no expectations. Mick lives with his parents, works on his motorbike, looks for work, and every two weeks gets his check from the dole. There are no jobs. His best mate Alan joins the army to fix tanks and is sent to Belfast to quell Catholics. At a disco, Mick meets Karen, who works at a shoe shop and lives with her recently-separated mum. She offers emotional stability and a route to adulthood while Alan pitches the army. What will become of Mick?
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 9, 1981
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Cast
- Graham Green,Carolyn Nicholson,Tony Pitts,Roy Haywood,Phil Askham,Pam Darrell,Tracey Goodlad,Patti Nicholls,Cilla Mason,Les Hickinand 5 more
- Director
- Ken Loach
- Writer
- Barry Hines
- Producer
- Irving Teitelbaum
- Cinematography
- Chris Menges
- Music
- Marc Wilkinson
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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