Raining Stones

Sep 9, 1993

1h 30m

★ 6.9

It would be funny if it didn't hurt so much.

Overview

Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic flaw leads him to risk all that he loves and values, his beloved family, indeed even his immortal soul and salvation, in blind pursuit of that goal.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Parallax Pictures

Channel Four Films

Raining Stones Trailers

Cast

Bob

Bruce Jones

Anne

Julie Brown

Coleen

Gemma Phoenix

Tommy

Ricky Tomlinson

Father Barry

Tom Hickey

Jimmy

Mike Fallon

Butcher

Ronnie Ravey

Irishman

Lee Brennan

Young Mother

Karen Henthorn

May

Christine Abbott

Tracey

Geraldine Ward

Joe

William Ash

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