Ratcatcher

Ratcatcher

  • Director: Lynne Ramsay
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom, France
  • Language: English
  • Release date: November 12, 1999
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: 漂浮氣球
  • "Ratcatcher" is a feature film directed by Lynn Ramsey, featuring William Eddie, Tommy Flanagan, Mandy Matthew and others. It was released in the UK on November 12, 1999.
    The film tells the story of the small town boy James pretending to be calm and burdened with heavy pressure to face various complex emotional disturbances during his growth.

    Details

    • Release date November 12, 1999
    • Filming locations Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies Pathé Pictures International, BBC Films, Arts Council of England

    Box office

    Budget

    $30,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $217,244

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $10,762

    Gross worldwide

    $217,244

    Movie reviews

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    • By Kristina 2022-01-19 08:02:09

      Mousetrap

      This is a summer afternoon that is easy to fade in memory. Under the shining sun of Dongzhong Street, a cool tide rises in my mind. Think of this movie.
       
      In the summer of the 1970s, Glasgow, Scotland. Garbage workers went on strike, and garbage bags invaded the territory and people's lives in front of the door. Adults are busy with their livelihoods, perhaps dreaming of moving into a new house. Children are playing on the messy garbage dump by the foul-smelling pond. With a cigarette...

    • By Stephan 2022-01-19 08:02:09

      mouse

      This is a summer afternoon that is easy to fade in memory. Under the shining sun of Dongzhong Street, a cool tide rises in my mind. Think of this movie. In the summer of the 1970s, Glasgow, Scotland. Garbage workers went on strike, and garbage bags invaded the territory and people's lives in front of the door. Adults are busy with their livelihoods, perhaps dreaming of moving into a new house. Children are playing on the messy garbage dump by the foul-smelling pond. With a cigarette in his...

    • By Andre 2022-01-19 08:02:09

      A story so sad to tears

      This is a very sad story, one that makes people cry after reading it.

          At the beginning, the little boy was a lonely figure floating by the river, and soon it was an event that had a great impact on the soul: the boy accidentally drowned his friend Ryan and hurriedly ran away, which made the boy’s lonely mind the first The next time his father’s indifference and cold violence towards him and the surrounding older children bullying the younger children made the boy more disgusted...

    • By Brandi 2022-01-19 08:02:09

      "The Boy So Alone To Play With The Mouse"

      This is not a boring film, but a film that hits the soul directly. "Helplessness, loneliness, violence, poverty, sex..." Not everyone has a good childhood. Most people have been troubled for their whole life by doing wrong things when they were young. The film has always been filmed with very plain social methods. Except for the male protagonist coming back to see a litter of mice, there are only a few places in the film with background music. Now I remember the most important thing is that...

    • By Jaunita 2022-01-19 08:02:09

      The mousetrap sees indifference and loneliness from the death of a child

      This movie tells the story of a child committing suicide. After watching it, I was shocked and helpless. In my mind, the eleven or twelve-year-old child was naive and romantic. Maybe he didn’t even have the concept of life and death. How could he kill himself? Is it the director too artistic? A certain film theorist once said that film is actually a life minus trivial pieces. I agree that film is a reflection of our lives. What kind of life will make what kind of film, then this seemingly...

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    • By Ashlynn 2023-09-02 04:57:54

      Lynn Ramsey's "The Mousetrap" is one of the few independent works of British realism that has a style that is hard to imitate. The film focuses on guilt-corrupted children, and around it reveals the rotten ethos of Britain's under-the-radar community with the legacy of industry. Natural scenes flow with the depressing poetry of symbolism in high-form photography, and the filthy streets and murky rivers all exude a stench of beauty....

    • By Yasmin 2023-09-01 06:27:12

      Tragedy for Children, Shame for...

    • By Monica 2023-08-14 22:48:38

      Don't let the child die,...

    • By Vilma 2023-07-23 10:46:30

      I don't understand a word of Scottish English. Thought it was Ken...

    • By Corene 2023-07-01 07:32:23

      The community is full of rubbish, mice are running around, children living in it can't see the colorful colors of this world, some are drowning, some are perpetrators, there are psychological shadows that can't be relieved, longing for friends but always walking alone , children are unable to obtain mental health, only in fantasy, in the beautiful wheat fields, in the distant moon, can they find a trace of...

    Behind the scenes gags

    The film’s story is set in Glasgow in the summer of 1973, and the film is regarded as the greatest appearance of modern Scottish cinema. The film is based on Robert Bresson's film as a clue, telling the wonderful life of a young man after his parents moved to the outskirts of the city. Lynn Ramch’s films have won 11 awards at multiple film festivals (Bordeaux, Bratislava (Bratislava), Chicago , Edinburgh, Vlaanderen (Flanders), London)...
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    Release date

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong, April 20, 2000...(Hong Kong International Film Festival)
    France, May 13, 1999...(Cannes Film Festival)
    Iceland, August 27, 1999...(Reykjavik Film Festival)
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    Movie quotes

    • Kenny: Goodbye, Snowball!