Young Adam (2003)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

David Mackenzie

Writers:

Alexander Trocchi (novel)
David Mackenzie (writer)

Release Date:

4 September 2003 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.

Plot Keywords:

River | Barge | Drifter | Dead Woman | Box Office Flop

Awards:

7 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

Ewan McGregor	...	Joe Taylor
Tilda Swinton	...	Ella Gault
Peter Mullan	...	Les Gault
Emily Mortimer	...	Cathie Dimly
Jack McElhone	...	Jim Gault
Therese Bradley	...	Gwen
Ewan Stewart	...	Daniel Gordon
Stuart McQuarrie	...	Bill
Pauline Turner	...	Connie
Alan Cooke	...	Bob M'bussi
Rory McCann	...	Sam
Ian Hanmore	...	Freight Supervisor
Andrew Neil	...	Barman
Arnold Brown	...	Bowler Hat Man
Meg Fraser	...	Stall Woman

Also Known As:

Young Adam (France)

MPAA:

Rated NC-17 for some explicit sexual content.; Rated R for strong sexual content, some disturbing behavior and language. (edited version)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

UK | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Iceland:L (original rating) | Singapore:R21 | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | Canada:R | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM18 | Japan:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 | USA:R (edited version)

Filming Locations:

Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

Company:

Film Council

Trivia:

This was the first film which Mcgregor did not take his family along for the shoot.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: The chords heard as Les plays the guitar change, but his fingers don't move.

Quotes:

Les Gault: What'd you do that for?
Joe Taylor: I had no use for it.
Les Gault: Must be worth something, though.
Joe Taylor: Not to me.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

HAITIAN FIGHT SONG

Tilda Swinton Continues Her Excellent Work in the Story of Adam, Eve and the Serpent

Young Adam takes an unblinking look at a place and time not too far from here and now. We see what passes for passion in this world and the rather ugly consequences of it. I was fascinated watching Joe make conquests without seemingly having to do anything. There is the fleeting beauty of Scottish canal and of the women Joe conquerors. But these are not nice people, the life these people live is not happy or satisfying in any way. We are allowed to enter and contemplate what this existence offers. The incredible acting by the cast and especially Tilda Swinton is a revelation. Ewan McGregor does a fine job of presenting Adam, oops, I mean, Joe as the Everyman. This is young Adam before the Fall. That's a scary thought.