My Ain Folk
7.5
When Jamie's maternal grandmother dies, he and his brother Tommy are separated - Tommy is taken off to a welfare home and Jamie goes to live with his other grandmother and uncle. His life is far from happy, filled with silence, rejection and bouts of violence.
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Part of Bill Douglas Trilogy
3 films
Cast
10 people
Stephen Archibald
Jamie
Also in
The Velveteen Rabbit
Shakespeare's Mounted Foot
Hughie Restorick
Tommy
Jean Taylor Smith
Grandmother
Also in
Ring of Bright Water
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Bernard McKenna
Tommy's father
Also in
Life of Brian
Effects
Mr. Munro
Jamie's grandad
No other roles listed
Paul Kermack
Jamie's father
Also in
Eclipse
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Helena Gloag
Father's mother
Known for
Scrooge
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Jessie Combe
Father's wife
William Carroll
Father's son
Anne McLeod
Father's girlfriend
Bill Douglas Director · Gale Tattersall Cinematographer Peter West Editor
First release December 1, 1973 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production British Film Institute
Production
BFI
Production
British Film Institute
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 1, 1973
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
May 30, 2016 · TV · ARTE
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