Riff-Raff (1991)
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. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who's struggling to be a professional singer.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $295,444.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.35 |
Directed By
Ken Loach
Crew
Ken Loach
Bill Jesse
Barry Ackroyd
Stewart Copeland
Martin Johnson
Bob Withey
Wendy Knowles
Jonathan Morris
Paul Chedlow
Sally Hibbin
Valerie Croft
TOP CAST
Robert Carlyle
Stevie
Emer McCourt
Susan
George Moss
Mo
Jimmy Coleman
Shem
Ricky Tomlinson
Larry
David Finch
Kevin
Peter Mullan
Jake
Richard Belgrave
Kojo
Ade Sapara
Fiaman
Derek Young
Desmonde
Bill Moores
Smurph
Willie Ross
Gus Siddon
Luke Kelly
Ken Jones
Gary Lammin
Mick (as Garrie J. Lammin)
Dean Perry
Wilf
Terry Bird
Van Driver
John Kazek
Robert
Maureen Carr
Ellen
Anne Marie Timoney
Fiona
Angela Morant
Estate Agent
Vicky Murdock
Medical Secretary
Tracy Brabin
Singer
Debra Gillett
Singer
Benjamin Lush
Singer
Jayne Mackenzie
Singer
Johanne Murdock
Singer
David Alder
Director
David Taegar
Producer
Dominic Barlow
Pianist
Terry Duggan
Boss in Office
Jimmy Batten
Man Buying Kango
Dylan O'Mahony
Youth
Brian Coyle
Youth
Stuart Peveril
Youth
James Macdonald
Funeral Director
Mike Hayden
Security Guard (as Mike Haydon)
Lila Cherif
Estate Agent's Client
Joumana Gill
Estate Agent's Client
Zohra El Harrack
Estate Agent's Client
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