Riff-Raff (1991)
Riff-Raff (1991)
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. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who's struggling to be a professional singer.

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Cast

Robert Carlyle Robert Carlyle As: Stevie
Emer McCourt Emer McCourt As: Susan
George Moss George Moss As: Mo
Jimmy Coleman Jimmy Coleman As: Shem
Ricky Tomlinson Ricky Tomlinson As: Larry
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Storyline

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. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who's struggling to be a professional singer.


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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 21 June 1991

Country: GB

Runtime: 95m

Company Credits

Company: Parallax Pictures, Film4 Productions

Revenue: $295,444

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Cast

Directed By

Ken Loach

Ken Loach

Director

Valerie Croft

Valerie Croft

Continuity

Writing Credits

Bill Jesse

Bill Jesse

Screenplay

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Wendy Knowles

Wendy Knowles

Costume Design

Sound

Stewart Copeland

Stewart Copeland

Original Music Composer

Bob Withey

Bob Withey

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Barry Ackroyd

Barry Ackroyd

Director of Photography

Paul Chedlow

Paul Chedlow

Still Photographer

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Martin Johnson

Martin Johnson

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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