THE ANGELS' SHARE
by Ken Loach
synopsis
A bittersweet comedy about a Glasgow boy locked in a family feud who just wants a way out. When Robbie sneaks into the maternity hospital to visit his young girlfriend Leonie and hold his newborn son Luke for the first time, he is overwhelmed. He swears that Luke will not lead the same stricken life he has led. On community service Robbie meets Rhino, Albert and Mo for whom, like him, work is little more than a distant dream. Little did Robbie imagine that turning to drink might change their lives - not cheap fortified wine, but the best malt whiskies in the world. What will it be for Robbie? More violence and vendettas or a new future with 'Uisge Beatha,' the 'Water of Life'? Only the angels know...
international title: | The Angels' Share |
original title: | The Angels' Share |
country: | United Kingdom, France |
sales agent: | Goodfellas |
year: | 2012 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Ken Loach |
film run: | 106' |
release date: | IE 01/06/2012, UK 01/06/2012, BE 27/06/2012, FR 27/06/2012, NL 09/08/2012, PL 19/10/2012, ES 16/11/2012, IT 13/12/2012, SE 25/12/2012 |
screenplay: | Paul Laverty |
cast: | Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Jasmin Riggins, William Ruane, Gary Maitland, Siobhan Reilly |
cinematography by: | Robbie Ryan |
film editing: | Jonathan Morris |
art director: | Fergus Clegg |
costumes designer: | Carol Fraser |
music: | George Fenton |
producer: | Rebecca O'Brien |
production: | Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions, Les Films du Fleuve, Urania Pictures |
distributor: | eOne entertainmentOne, Le Pacte, Best Film, Alta Films, BIM Distribuzione, Vertigo Media, Folkets Bio |