16 Years of Alcohol

May 17, 2003

1h 42m

★ 5.6

Trainspotting meets A Clockwork Orange

Overview

16 Years of Alcohol is a 2003 drama film written and directed by Richard Jobson, based on his 1987 novel. The film is Jobson's first directorial effort, following a career as a television presenter on BSkyB and VH-1, and as the vocalist for the 1970s punk rock band The Skids.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Tartan Works Ltd.

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Cast

Frankie

Kevin McKidd

Helen

Laura Fraser

Mary

Susan Lynch

Miller

Stuart Sinclair Blyth

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Michael Moreland

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Russell Anderson

Frankie - Boy

Iain De Caestecker

Frankie's Father

Lewis Macleod

Jake

Ewen Bremner

Dad's Lover

Allison McKenzie

Director

Jim Carter

Gerald Lepkowski

Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he'd always dreamed he'd be as a little kid. When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.

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