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Sweet 16 (2002)

Original title: sweet 16
Production: Germany, UK, Spain|106 min
Dramatic, Crime
Poster of movie Sweet 16
the son of a society without a future, sixteen-year-old liam struggles to build a better future for his untrustworthy mother, who ended up in jail to cover up her drug-lover and her mother-sister. to realize his dream he is forced to pass off in the pay of a boss, who as a final pledge demands the killing of his brotherly friend. after much pain and humiliation, liam will discover that the mother does not intend to be redeemed.

Festivals and awards

EFA - European Film Award 2002 - logo EFA - European Film Award Premio Fipresci
Cannes Festival 2002 - nomination Palma d'oro - In concorso
César 2003 - nomination Meilleur film de l'Union européenne

Direction

Ken LoachKen Loach: regista

Production and Screenplay

Ulrich Felsberg: produttore
Paul Laverty: sceneggiatore
Rebecca O'brien: produttore
Gerardo Herrero: produttore
Martin CompstonMartin Compston: sceneggiatore
Michel Ardan: produttore
Peter Gallagher: produttore
Luke Schiller: produttore

Characters and Interpreters

Liam
Martin CompstonMartin Compston(età:18)
flipper
William Ruane(età:17)
madre di Liam
Michelle Coulter
sorella di Liam
Annemarie Fulton
...
David Miller(età:93)
...
Robert Cowan(età:108)

Technical staff

George FentonGeorge Fenton: musiche
Barry Ackroyd: direttore della fotografia
Jonathan Morris: montatore
Martin Johnson: scenografo
Carole Miller: costumista
Fergus Clegg: scenografo
Martin Johnson (scenografo): scenografo
Sarah Fidelo: truccatore
Kamaura Eley: parrucchiere