Ratcatcher
James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.
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William Eadie
James
Also in
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Tommy Flanagan
Da
Known for
Sons of Anarchy
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Mandy Matthews
Ma
Also in
Eight Days a Week
Dream Baby
Michelle Stewart
Ellen
Lynne Ramsay Jr.
Anne Marie
Known for
Gasman
Leanne Mullen
Margaret Anne
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Stuart Gordon
Tommy
Also in
Tales of Halloween
Chastity Bites
John Miller
Kenny
Jackie Quinn
Mrs Quinn
Known for
Gasman
James Ramsay
Mr Quinn
Known for
Gasman
Anne McLean
Mrs Fowler
Also in
Small Deaths
Craig Bonar
Matt Monroe
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Lynne Ramsay Director · Rachel Portman Composer Alwin H. Küchler Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $888K · United States release October 13, 2000 · Produced in United Kingdom, France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$888,354
Production
Pathé
Production
BBC Film
Production · Studio
Arts Council of England
Production
Les Productions Lazennec
Production
Le Studio Canal+
Production
Holy Cow Films
Production
Pathé Pictures
Production
United Kingdom · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 13, 1999
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United Kingdom · November 12, 1999
Theatrical
United States · October 13, 2000
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
September 25, 2021 · Premiere · New York Film Festival (4K Restoration)
October 22, 2021 · Limited theatrical · Lincoln Center (4K Restoration)
October 26, 2021 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival (4K Restoration)
Australia
November 11, 2024 · Limited theatrical · British Film Festival
Canada
September 10, 1999 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Netherlands
April 27, 2000 · Theatrical
November 28, 2000 · Physical · DVD
December 20, 2002 · TV · Nederland 3
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