16 Years of Alcohol Movie Review 2003

Abandoned by his mother as a child and raised by an abusive, alcoholic father, Frankie grows up a drunk who leads a brutal gang in Edinburgh. But when he falls in love he decides to straighten up. Former punk rocker and first-time director Richard Jobson loosely adapts his life story.

Distribution

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 96 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

On the Rocks, Gangs, Tragedy

Screenplay

Richard Jobson

Cast

Kevin McKidd, Ewen Bremner, Laura Fraser, Susan Lynch, Stuart Sinclair Blyth, Lisa May Cooper, Lewis Macleod

Cinematography

John Rhodes

Director

Richard Jobson