Scum (1979 film)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:awards Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Film (1979)
gptkbp:bannedIn gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Scum_(1977_TV_play)
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Phil_Méheux
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:director gptkb:Alan_Clarke
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Celador
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Clive_Tickner
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Enfield,_London
gptkb:Kent,_England
gptkb:Borstal,_Kent
gptkbp:genre drama
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scum (1979 film)
gptkbp:intendedUse BBC (as TV play)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Dave_Greenslade
gptkbp:notableCast gptkb:P.H._Moriarty
gptkb:Ray_Burdis
gptkb:Phil_Daniels
gptkb:Patrick_Murray
gptkb:John_Fowler
gptkb:Ray_Stevenson
gptkb:Peter_Howell
gptkb:Alrick_Riley
gptkb:John_Judd
Martin Phillips
George Winter
Herbert Norville
gptkbp:notableFor controversial depiction of violence in British borstal system
gptkbp:notableScene right
suicide
snooker ball in a sock
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Margaret_Matheson
gptkbp:productionCompany Davina Belling Productions
gptkbp:rating X (original UK release)
gptkbp:releaseYear 1979
gptkbp:runtime 98 minutes
gptkbp:setting borstal (youth detention centre)
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Mick_Ford
gptkb:Ray_Winstone
gptkb:Julian_Firth
gptkb:John_Blundell
gptkbp:status yes
gptkbp:subject borstal system
gptkbp:theme gptkb:racism
masculinity
class system
abuse of power
youth incarceration
institutional violence
gptkbp:writer gptkb:Roy_Minton
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Scum_(1977_TV_play)
gptkb:Borstal_Schools
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8