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Nil by Mouth is a 1997 drama film portraying a family in South East London. It was Gary Oldman 's debut as a writer and director, and was produced by Oldman, Douglas Urbanski and Luc Besson . It stars Ray Winstone as Raymond, the abusive husband of Valerie, played by Kathy Burke .
Feb 6, 1998 · Nil by Mouth: Directed by Gary Oldman. With Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Charlie Creed-Miles, Laila Morse. A rough, short-tempered patriarch of a working-class family sees his life and the relationships around him slowly unravel.
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- Drama
- Gary Oldman
- 1998-02-06
In a working-class London neighborhood, a highly dysfunctional family struggles to survive.
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- Gary Oldman
- R
- Ray Winstone
Mar 6, 1998 · Gary Oldman's "Nil by Mouth" descends into a domestic hell of violence, drugs and booze, where a man can kick his pregnant wife and then, drunk, scrape out the words "My Baby" on the wallpaper with his bloody fingernails.
Aug 31, 2022 · The new trailer for Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth, newly remastered in 4K to mark its 25th anniversary and back in cinemas from 4 November ...more.
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- BFI
Nil By Mouth. The dramatically brutal life of a family struggling to get by in South London is unflinchingly depicted in Gary Oldman's debut feature as writer/director.
Shot and scripted in a deceptively casual realist style reminiscent of 70s Cassavetes, this profoundly personal and humane film eschews sensationalism and sentimentality to illuminate a vicious circle of abuse and criminality.
