Liam is a young, restless teen struggling to realize his dream in the gritty and dismal streets of Glasgow, where unemployment is rampant and little hope is available to the city's youth.

He is waiting for the release of his mother, Jean, from prison where she is completing a prison term for a crime that her boyfriend actually committed. Her boyfriend, Stan, is a crude and obnoxious drug pusher is partnered by Liam's equally rough and foul-mouthed, mean-spirited grandfather.

Liam is determined to rescue his mother from both of them, which means creating a safe haven beyond their reach. But first he's got to raise the cash no small feat for a young man It's not long before Liam and his pals' crazy schemes lead them into all sorts of trouble. Finding himself dangerously out of his depth, Liam knows he should walk away. Only this time, he just can't let go.

Directed by
Ken Loach

Cast
Martin Compston - Liam
William Ruane - Pinball
Annmarie Fulton - Chantelle
Michelle Abercromby - Suzanne
Michelle Coulter - Jean
Gary McCormack - Stan
Martin McCardie - Tony
Tom McKee - Rab
Calum McAlees - Calum
Robert Rennie - Scullion
Robert Harrison - Tony's Gang
George McNeilage - Tony's Gang
Rikki Traynor - Tony's Gang
Jon Morrison - Douglas
Junior Walker - Night Time
Gary Maitland - Side-Kick

Production Co.
Road Movies Dritte Produktion
Tornasol Films
Sixteen Films
BBC Enterprises
Parallax Pictures
Alta Producciones
BIM
Diaphana Films

Produced by
Rebecca O'Brien
Ulrich Felsberg
Gerardo Herrero

Studio
Lionsgate

Writer
Paul Laverty

Music
Steve Price
George Fenton