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Riff-Raff is a 1991 British film directed by Ken Loach, starring Robert Carlyle and Ricky Tomlinson (the latter plays, and was in real life, a builder). It won the 1991 European Film Award Best Picture award. As with most Loach films, Riff-Raff is a realistic portrayal of modern Britain.
Feb 12, 1993 · Riff-Raff: Directed by Ken Loach. With Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt, Jim R. Coleman, George Moss. The story of construction-worker Stevie and his unemployed pop-singer girlfriend shows the living conditions of the British poor class.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Ken Loach
- 1993-02-12
Director. Robert Carlyle. Stevie. Emer McCourt. Susan. Jim Coleman. Shem. George Moss. Mo. Ricky Tomlinson. Larry. Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. An ex-convict (Robert Carlyle) from...
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- Robert Carlyle
- Ken Loach
- Comedy
Feb 12, 1993 · Overview. Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their "signing on" for unemployment benefits. Some coworkers help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate.
Riff-Raff. Robert Carlyle plays a homeless construction worker who falls for an unemployed pop singer in Ken Loach's hilarious yet potent paean to working class London life. Drama 1991 96 mins.
Directed by. Ken Loach. Produced by. Sally Hibbin. Written by. Bill Jesse. Featuring. Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt, Richard Belgrave. Running time. 96 minutes. Robert Carlyle and Ricky Tomlinson star in Ken Loach’s tragicomedy set on a London building site.
Synopsis. Patrick 'Stevie' Logan (Robert Carlyle) is a Scottish-born "squatter" (homeless man) having just been released from prison who is sleeping on the rough streets in London, England. He seeks employment on a building site which is an abandoned housing estate being converted into a hospital.
