Drama · United Kingdom · 1973 · 55m

My Ain Folk

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Director
Bill Douglas
Cast
Stephen Archibald as Jamie Hughie Restorick as Tommy Jean Taylor Smith as Grandmother Bernard McKenna as Tommy's father Mr. Munro as Jamie's grandad Paul Kermack as Jamie's father
Crew
Gale Tattersall — Director of Photography Peter West — Editor Bill Douglas — Writer Nick Nascht — Producer Charles Rees — Producer Tony Bicât — Producer
Synopsis

When Jamie's maternal grandmother dies, he and his brother Tommy are separated - Tommy is taken off to a welfare home and Jamie goes to live with his other grandmother and uncle. His life is far from happy, filled with silence, rejection and bouts of violence.

Mood & Themes
neglectautobiographicalchild neglect
Key Collaborators
Bill Douglas Director Gale Tattersall Director of Photography Peter West Editor Bill Douglas Writer Nick Nascht Producer Charles Rees Producer Tony Bicât Producer
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