Neds

Directed by the acclaimed actor and director Peter Mullan (My Name is Joe, The Magdalene Sisters) NEDS, so called Non-Educated Delinquents, takes place in the gritty, savage and often violent world of 1970’s Glasgow. On the brink of adolescence, young John McGill is a bright and sensitive boy, eager to learn and full of promise. But, the cards are stacked against him. Most of the adults in his life fail him in one way or another. His father is a drunken violent bully and his teachers – punishing John for the ‘sins’ of his older brother, Benny – are down on him from the start. With no one willing to give him the chance he desperately needs, John takes to the savage life of the streets with a vengeance. NEDS is not only a story of lost hope, it is story of survival by any means necessary.

“Just when you thought British cinema was in danger of stalling in its default mode - classy crowd-pleasing, with award-worthy millinery - along comes NEDS to give it a rude and vital kick up the rear.” (Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph)

“A slathering, rabid beast of a movie, NEDS is a hellish trip through 70s Glasgow as seen through the eyes of a teenage ne'er-do-well.” (David Edwards, Daily Mirror)