Young Adam (2003) - film review

Drama / Crime / Thriller

Summary

In Glasgow in the 1950s, Joe is hired by Les to work on his barge. One afternoon, the two men comes across the body of a young woman floating in the water. Is it an accident, a suicide or a murder? The police soon make an arrest, but it becomes apparent that Joe knew the dead woman. Meanwhile, Joe and Les’s wife Ella are irresistibly drawn to one another and embark on a passionate love affair...

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Credits

Director: David Mackenzie
Script: Alexander Trocchi, David Mackenzie
Photo: Giles Nuttgens
Music: David Byrne
Cast: Ewan McGregor (Joe Taylor), Tilda Swinton (Ella Gault), Peter Mullan (Les Gault), Emily Mortimer (Cathie Dimly), Jack McElhone (Jim Gault), Therese Bradley (Gwen), Ewan Stewart (Daniel Gordon), Stuart McQuarrie (Bill), Pauline Turner (Connie), Alan Cooke (Bob M’bussi), Rory McCann (Sam), Ian Hanmore (Freight Supervisor), Andrew Neil (Barman), Arnold Brown (Bowler Hat Man), Meg Fraser (Stall Woman), Stuart Bowman (Black Steet Pub Man), Wullie Brennan (Black Steet Pub Man), Rony Bridges (Black Steet Pub Man), John Kazek (Black Steet Pub Man), Duncan McHardy (Black Steet Pub Man), Stewart Porter (Black Steet Pub Man), Malcolm Shields (Black Steet Pub Man), Tam Dean Burn (Black Street Barman), Michael Carter (Prosecutor), Struan Rodger (Judge), Mathew Zajac (Forensics Expert), Mhairi Steenbock (Cathie’s Flatmate), John Comerford (Jury Foreman), Anne Marie Timoney (Mrs. Gordon), John Yule (Clerk of the Court), Sandy Neilson (Defence Counsel), Des Hamilton (Witness), Eddie Dahlstrom (Blind Man)
Country: UK / France
Language: English
Runtime: 98 min
Aka: Young Adam

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