Ratcatcher

Ratcatcher is a 1999 film written and directed by Lynne Ramsay. It is her debut feature film and was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. The film tells the story of James, a 12-year-old boy living in an impoverished Glasgow housing estate in 1970s Scotland, whose friend is accidentally drowned while they are playing. Ratcatcher never received a wide cinematic release. It was released on DVD by the Criterion... more

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  • Nov 12, 1999

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Lynne Ramsay

Lynne Ramsay (born 5 December 1969) is an award-winning Scottish film director, best known for the feature films Ratcatcher and Morvern Callar. Born in Glasgow on 5 December 1969, Ramsay graduated from the UK's National Film and Television School in 1995. Ramsay won the 1996 Cannes Prix de Jury for...

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  • 1 h 34 min

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