Riff-Raff
Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. Working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with unemployment. Some help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, an aspiring singer.
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Robert Carlyle
Stevie
Known for
Once Upon a Time
Trainspotting
Emer McCourt
Susan
Also in
Boston Kickout
London Kills Me
George Moss
Mo
Also in
Raining Stones
Jimmy Coleman
Shem
Also in
Boys from the Blackstuff
Scully
Ricky Tomlinson
Larry
Known for
In the Flesh
Cracker
David Finch
Kevin
Also in
Chaplin
The Journal
Peter Mullan
Jake
Known for
Ozark
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Richard Belgrave
Kojo
No other roles listed
Ade Sapara
Fiaman
Known for
2036: Nexus Dawn
Derek Young
Desmonde
Also in
The Face of Fu Manchu
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
Bill Moores
Smurph
Also in
Boys from the Blackstuff
Watching
Willie Ross
Gus Siddon
Known for
Brass Eye
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Ken Loach Director · Bill Jesse Screenplay Stewart Copeland Composer
Worldwide gross $295K · United States release February 12, 1993 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$295,444
Production
Parallax Pictures
Production
Channel 4 Television
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · June 21, 1991
Theatrical
United Kingdom · June 21, 1991
Theatrical
United States · February 12, 1993
Theatrical
Germany
January 9, 1992 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 12, 1992 · Theatrical
April 11, 2012 · Physical · DVD
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