Raining Stones

1993 · 90 min · EN · 6.9 (113 votes)

Dir. Ken Loach · Starring Bruce Jones, Julie Brown, Gemma Phoenix, Ricky Tomlinson, Tom Hickey, Mike Fallon · Music Stewart Copeland

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Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic flaw leads him to risk all that he loves and values, his beloved family, indeed even his immortal soul and salvation, in blind pursuit of that goal.

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A raw, unflinching look at working-class desperation. It feels like a cold Manchester wind, biting with the weight of poverty and the struggle to maintain dignity against overwhelming odds. A deeply affecting, tragic experience.

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