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Raining Stones

United Kingdom, 1993, 91 minutes, Color, English; Turkish captioned


1994 Evening Standard British Film Awards; Best Film, Best Screenplay 1993 Cannes Film Festival; Jury Prize

Director:  Ken Loach

Screenplay: Jim Allen
Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd
Editing: Jonathan Morris
Music: Stewart Copeland
Producer: Sally Hibbin
Production: Parallax Pictures, Channel Four Television Corporation
Cast: Bruce Jones, Julie Brown, Gemma Phoenix, Ricky Tomlinson, Tom Hickey

A quietly moving tale of life on the breadline at a time of pervasive unemployment. The purchase of a child’s communion dress becomes the emotionally essential heart of the film, even if it involves dealing with notoriously vicious loan sharks. 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.