Nil By Mouth (R)

synopsis

An uncompromisingly frank portrait of a particular sector of working-class family life in south-east London (where Oldman grew up), it's a powerful, astute, authentically foul-mouthed account of unfettered machismo, booze and drugs, petty crime and domestic abuse. The performances are excellent throughout, especially those of Winstone as the volatile but self-pitying Ray, Burke as his long-suffering wife Val and Creed-Miles as her junkie brother Billy. 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.

details

Drama
2 hr. 8 min.
Opened February 6th, 1998

director

Gary Oldman

writer

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synopsis

An uncompromisingly frank portrait of a particular sector of working-class family life in south-east London (where Oldman grew up), it's a powerful, astute, authentically foul-mouthed account of unfettered machismo, booze and drugs, petty crime and domestic abuse. The performances are excellent throughout, especially those of Winstone as the volatile but self-pitying Ray, Burke as his long-suffering wife Val and Creed-Miles as her junkie brother Billy. 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.

details

Drama
2 hr. 8 min.
Opened February 6th, 1998

director

Gary Oldman

writer