Film1997128 min

Nil by Mouth

Name: Nil by Mouth
Genre: Drama
Released: 1997
Duration: 128 min
Cast: Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Charlie Creed-Miles, Laila Morse, Edna Doré

Taste attributes: dramaslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavygrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosiontroubled leads

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Boxlist takeExpect a weighty, moving drama, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.0 /10

TMDB · 82 votes

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Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Also in their family is Val and Billy's mother Janet and grandmother Kath. Billy is a drug addict and Raymond kicks him out of the house, making him live on his own. Raymond is generally a rough and even violent person, and that leads to problems in the life of the family.

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