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Riff-Raff

1991Movie1 h 35 min

ComedyDrama
81
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Letterboxd3.7/5Rotten Tomatoes90%83%
81
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Letterboxd3.7/5Rotten Tomatoes90%83%

Summary

Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. Working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with unemployment. Some help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, an aspiring singer.

Good for

  • Teens
  • Drop-in friendly
  • Thought-provoking

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood

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  • Holds up a mirror.
  • Feels like real life.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Draws you into power games.
  • Breaks your heart.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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Tropes

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