16 Years of Alcohol

16 Years of Alcohol

2003 · 102 min · EN · 6.0 (23 votes)
Dir. Richard Jobson · Starring Kevin McKidd, Laura Fraser, Susan Lynch, Stuart Sinclair Blyth, Michael Moreland, Russell Anderson · Music Keith Atack

Trainspotting meets A Clockwork Orange

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16 Years of Alcohol is a 2003 drama film written and directed by Richard Jobson, based on his 1987 novel. The film is Jobson's first directorial effort, following a career as a television presenter on BSkyB and VH-1, and as the vocalist for the 1970s punk rock band The Skids.

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A visceral descent into a life consumed by drink and violence. This film feels like a raw, unflinching look at the destructive cycle of addiction and the bleak realities of a marginalized existence. It's a hard watch, but an authentic one.

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