Sweet Sixteen

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Sweet Sixteen is a 2002 British social-realist drama film by Ken Loach that follows a Scottish teenager’s struggle to escape poverty and crime before his mother’s release from prison.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British film
drama film
film
social-realist film
awardReceived Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay
surface form: Cannes Film Festival Best Screenplay

European Film Award for Best Actor (Martin Compston nomination)
cinematographyBy Barry Ackroyd
classification BBFC 18 certificate in the United Kingdom
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Ken Loach
distributor Icon Film Distribution
editedBy Jonathan Morris
filmingLocation Greenock
follows Scottish teenager Liam
genre drama
social realism
hasNarrativeFocus attempt to build a better life for family
mainCharacter Liam
motherCharacter Jean
musicBy George Fenton
notableFor social-realist depiction of working-class life in Scotland
use of strong Scottish dialect
originalLanguage English
partOf Ken Loach filmography
plotSummary A Scottish teenager tries to escape poverty and crime before his mother is released from prison.
portrays drug dealing
incarceration
juvenile delinquency
loyalty and betrayal among friends
premieredAt Cannes Film Festival
producer Rebecca O'Brien
productionCompany Icon Productions
surface form: Icon Entertainment International

Sixteen Films
releaseYear 2002
runtimeMinutes 106
screenedInSection Cannes Film Festival Official Selection
screenwriter Paul Laverty
setInCity Greenock
setInCountry Scotland
setInPeriod early 2000s
stars Annmarie Fulton
Martin Compston
Michelle Coulter
William Ruane
theme coming of age
crime
family relationships
poverty
social inequality

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Ken Loach notableWork Sweet Sixteen
Paul Laverty wroteScreenplayFor Sweet Sixteen