Scum
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Scum is a gritty 1979 British crime drama film depicting the brutal realities of life inside a borstal (youth detention center), noted for its stark violence and Ray Winstone’s powerful performance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scum canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Scum (1977 TV play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificate | X (original UK rating) ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Chris Menges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Alan Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | HandMade Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ian McBride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
ⓘ
drama ⓘ prison film ⓘ |
| hasTVPrecursor | Scum (1977 BBC television play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor | Ray Winstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Carlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Peter Coe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Ray Winstone performance
ⓘ
controversial depiction of borstals ⓘ graphic violence ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British social realism cinema ⓘ |
| portrays |
hierarchies among inmates
ⓘ
racism in institutions ⓘ sexual violence in custody ⓘ violence in youth detention ⓘ |
| producer | Don Boyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Davina Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1979-09-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| screenplayAdaptationOf | Scum (1977 BBC television play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Roy Minton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
borstal
ⓘ
youth detention centre ⓘ |
| starring |
John Blundell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Judd NERFINISHED ⓘ Julian Firth NERFINISHED ⓘ Mick Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Burdis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Winstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
ⓘ
institutional brutality ⓘ juvenile delinquency ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1970s ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.