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Nil by Mouth (1997)
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6 February 1998 (USA) morePlot:
The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Also... more | add synopsisAwards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 8 wins & 8 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Scores That Pop from Composers of Pop (From IFC. 7 April 2009, 9:02 AM, PDT)
Winstone: 'Britain's gone to the dogs'
(From digitalspy. 1 December 2008, 10:26 AM, PST)
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Oldman cuts to the bone moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ray Winstone | ... | Ray |
 | Kathy Burke | ... | Valerie |
| Charlie Creed-Miles | ... | Billy |
| Laila Morse | ... | Janet |
| Edna Doré | ... | Kath |
| Chrissie Cotterill | ... | Paula |
| Jon Morrison | ... | Angus |
| Jamie Foreman | ... | Mark |
| Steve Sweeney | ... | Danny |
| Terry Rowley | ... | M.C. in Club |
| Sam Miller | ... | Club Comic |
| Leah Fitzgerald | ... | Michelle |
| Gerry Bromfield | ... | Drug Dealer |
| Neil Maskell | ... | Schmuddie |
| Sid Golder | ... | Old Guy in Window |
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Rated R for graphic drug use, non-stop strong language, brutal domestic violence and some nudity.Parents Guide:
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Iceland:16 | Australia:R | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | New Zealand:R18 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:RFun Stuff
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Oldman's original title for this film was "Smoke." moreGoofs:
Boom mic visible: A boom mic is visible in the supermarket parking lot. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) (V) moreSoundtrack:
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In Sturges' classic "Sullivan's Travels," a swank film director announces to his butler: "I'm going out on the road to find out what it's like to be poor and needy, and then I'm going to make a film about it." The butler snorts: "It you permit me to say Sir, the subject is not an interesting one. The poor know all about poverty, and only the morbid rich would find the topic glamorous." Love it or hate it, Nil by Mouth digs deep inside and never lets you go. Unlike Sullivan, Oldman had only to look inside himself to find his subject. He does an honest and remarkable job. Of course a film of this type is not going to win any Oscars - Oldman didn't make it to please anyone. Most will find this nihilistic and depressing, and they're right. Suffice to say, Oldman is a natural craftsman. If he continues to follow his heart and gut, who knows what else he might accomplish. A remarkable debut.