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Young Adam

A young drifter and failed writer named Joe seduces the wife of his friend and employer aboard a barge floating between Glasgow and Edinburgh. When the semi-nude body of a young woman is found floating in the water, it seems Joe may be hiding other secrets as well. The film is adapted from beat writer Alexander Trocchi's novel of the same name.

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Cast & Crew

Director: David Mackenzie
Producer: Jeremy Thomas
Editor: Colin Monie
Screenwriter: David MacKenzie, based on the novel by Alexander Trocchi
Cinematographer: Giles Nuttgens

Music: David Byrne
Principal Cast: Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan, Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone
Filmography: Mister Foe (2007); Asylum (2005); Last Great Wilderness (2002)

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Screenings

Uptown Cinema
May 31, 2008 1:45 PM
1:45 PM (Date has passed.)