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Release Date
• USA: Apr 16, 2004
• UK: 13 Aug 2003
DVD Release Date
• R1: Mar 29, 2004
• R2: 29 Mar 2004
Budget GBP 4,000,000
BoxOffice: $0.7M
Official Website:
Young Adam Website
MPAA Rating
Rated NC-17 for some explicit sexual content.
Running Time
1 hour, 33 minutes
Country UK, France
Studio Film Council, HanWay Films, Recorded Picture Company, Scottish Screen, Sigman Films, Sveno Media, Warner Bros. Pictures U.K.
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Other Titles
• Young Adam
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Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama, Infidelity, Murder, Suspense, Period Piece, Erotic, Investigation, Police
Plot: IN THEATRES: APRIL 16, 2004 (LIMITED)YOUNG ADAM is David McKenzie's adaptation of Alexander Trocchi's novel, a romantic murder mystery set on a barge in the canals of Scotland. Lovely photography by Giles Nuttgens, complemented by a lonely score by David Byrne, provides a picturesque backdrop for what is otherwise a seedy story of morality gone far astray and hopelessness taking hold of everyday life, with sex as the only outlet. Ewan McGregor and Tilda Swinton both lend excellent performances to the film, acting out a strained relationship of carnal misgiving that is their mutual respite. Working on a barge that travels to ports between Glasgow and Edinburgh, Joe (McGregor) is a randy ol' chap. He befriends Les (Peter Mullen) as they labor hard days shoveling coal and pass their evenings over pints and darts in the local pubs. But Joe is simply positioning himself to seduce Les' wife, Ella (Swinton), who he easily and frequently beds. A steamy affair with a heavy dose of on-screen coitus eventually leads to trouble for all three. A subplot concerns Joe's past romance with a girl (Emily Mortimer) whose mysterious death is reported in local papers, with flashbacks to raunchy sexual interludes representing his fondest memories of her. This movie screened in October 2003 as
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| Cast |
Ewan McGregor
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones |
 | Tilda Swinton
Vanilla Sky, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Constantine |
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Titanic, The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover, Rob Roy | |
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David Byrne
The Last Emperor, Married to the Mob, Dead End Kids |
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