Ratcatcher
1999 · TMDB 7.1
Directed by Lynne Ramsay
James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.
Why it matters
Lynne Ramsay's debut follows James, a boy in 1970s Glasgow, as he deals with guilt and grief after a tragic accident. The film's tactile imagery and elliptical storytelling evoke childhood's fragmented perceptions without ever turning sentimental.
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Released
- 1999-11-12
- Studio
- Pathé
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.1
KinoChain appearances
Chains through this film
Where this title sits in a journey — and where cinema takes you next.
Connected films
Where this film leads
Linked through chains, directors and neighbouring cinema.
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Previous in chain · Growing Up Is No Picnic
Girlhood
Next in chain · Growing Up Is No Picnic
Kes
Also in “Growing Up Is No Picnic”
A Taste of Honey
Also in “Growing Up Is No Picnic”
Mustang
Also in “Growing Up Is No Picnic”
The Florida Project
Also in “Growing Up Is No Picnic”
Petite Maman
Also in “Growing Up Is No Picnic”
You Were Never Really Here
Same director
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Same director
Morvern Callar
Same director
People
Key contributors
Topics