Scum R

The film they tried to ban! A brutal story of today.
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Format:  DVD
item number:  379HE
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DVD Details

  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 36 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: June 4, 2013
  • Originally Released: 1979
  • Label: Kino Classics

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Entertainment Reviews:

Certified Fresh89%

TOMATOMETER
Ranked #11 in Uncut's Best DVDs Of 2005 -- [W]ith a liberal message hidden behind a surface harsh enough to scrape your eyes.
Uncut
Jan 1, 2006
Clarke's characteristic humanism is evident...
Sight and Sound
Jul 1, 2005
A ferocious exposé of life in Britain’s notorious borstals, or youth detention centers....It tells it with scalding wit and coolly riveting style, in the visual equivalent of spare, brilliant prose that occasionally bleeds into poetry.
Los Angeles Times
Jul 6, 2017
...A young Ray Winstone gives a troubling, terrifying performance....Bloody effective...
Total Film
Aug 1, 2003
A grim, realistic portrayal of life inside a borstal.....A true classic.
Uncut
Aug 1, 2001

Product Description:

Daniels, of QUADROPHENIA fame, stars in this controversial story about brutality and violence in a modern prison for youthful offenders. The film ends with a climactic riot, protesting a "system" that brutalizes the keepers and the caged alike.

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  • Sales Rank: 89,783
  • UPC: 738329113926
  • Shipping Weight: 0.16/lbs (approx)
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