Small Faces (1996)

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This gritty British drama set in Glasgow during the 1960s offers an interesting look at the tumultuous lives of several teens as they precariously wend their way to adulthood. The story opens in 1968 as Lorna Maclean, an impoverished widow, tries to cope with her three lively children in their dark and crowded tenement. The children are; troubled Bobby, who has joined the gang of Charlie Sloan; dreamy Alan who aspires to go to art school, and the 13-year old midget Lex, who thinks of himself as a genius, but finds himself continually preyed upon by his older brothers, and by his teachers. Even at his young age, Lex has a budding drinking problem. Much of the story centers on him and the trouble he finds after he accidentally shoots the leader of the dreaded Tongs gang, Malky Thompson, in the head with a BB gun. Malky is already a young psychotic, and soon Lex finds himself entangled in the increasingly brutal world of gang violence.

Cast

Clare Higgins
as Lorna Maclean
Iain Robertson
as Lex MacLean
Ian McElhinney
as Uncle Andrew
Joseph McFadden
as Alan MacLean
Joe McFadden
J.S. Duffy
as Bobby MacLean
Laura Fraser
as Joanne MacGowan
Kevin Mckidd
as Malky Thomson
Garry Sweeney
as Charlie Sloan
Mark McConnochie
as Gorbals
Steven Singleton
as Welch
David Walker
as Fabio
Paul Doonan
as Jake
Thomas Logan
as Tutor
Colin Semple
as Dowd
Colin McCredie
as Doug
Debbie Welch
as Rebecca
Eilidh McCormack
as Alice
Monica Brady
as Aunt
Elizabeth McGregor
as Mrs. MacGowan
Andy Gray
as Tactless Man
Louise O'Kane
as Polly
Lisa McIntosh
as Patty
Kirsty Mitchell
as Maggie
Sheila Greer Smith
as Assistant
Karen McColl
as Helen
Karyn Spencer Murphy
as Maria
Carmen Pieraccini
as Jeannie
Rab Christie
as Talker
Allan Atkins
as Boy with Scar
Tom Gallacher
as Davie
Joanne Reilly
as Barbara
Matt Costello
as Shuggy
Liz Lochhead
as Librarian
John Murtagh
as Teacher
Tom Logan
as Tutor
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A hard-hitting tale about Glasgow street life in a working class neighborhood, set in 1968.

Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: B | Full Review…
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