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Edition: Normal
Genre: Drama
Region Code: Region B
Certificate: 18
Label: 88 Films
Actors: Ray Winstone, Phil Daniels, Mick Ford, Philip da Costa, George Winter, John Fowler, Patrick Murray, Julian Firth, Herbert Norville, John Blundell, Ray Burdis
Director: Alan Clarke
Number of Discs: 1
Duration: 96 minutes
Audio Languages: English
Subtitle Languages: English
After the banning of their original 1977 BBC TV version, director Alan Clarke (The Firm) and writer Roy Minton (Funny Farm) set out to remake their drama for the big screen to ensure that their vision got the audience it deserved. The resulting film was an even more vitriolic portrait of a corrupt and violent institution which stunned cinema audiences and caused outrage. Uncompromising in its depiction of everyday violence, retribution, suicide and sexual assault, Scum remains a cornerstone of the British realist cinema movement, and a savage and still shocking indictment of institutionalised violence and abuse.
Special Features: Bonus Footage, Commentary: Troy Howarth and Eugenio Ercolani; Kim Newman and Sean Hogan., Image Gallery, Interviews: Dony Boyd (executive producer); Michael Bradsell (editor); Esta Charkham (casting director); Mick Ford (actor); Phil Méheux (cinematographer); Ray Burdis (actor); Perry Benson (actor); Martin Campbell (producer)., 'Survival Rules OK': Video essay., Trailers
