New Blu-ray. Running time: 2 h 5 min. Age rating: 18 Subtitles: english
Mike Leigh´s violent and disturbing look at the milieu inhabited by London´s homeless. David Thewlis is the motor-mouthed protagonist Johnny Fletcher; bitter, cynical and on the run from Manchester after raping a woman. He arrives in London, shacking up with his ex-girlfriend, Louise (Lesley Sharp), and her gothic flatmate, Sophie (Katrin Cartlidge), before drifting onto the streets - undergoing a series of encounters which convince him of the spiritual emptiness of modern life.
As with many of Leigh´s films, the dialogue was often improvised by the cast
Special features:
Bonus Footage
Trailers
Interviews: Mike Leigh, Dick Pope; Mike Leigh (2002)
Commentary: Mike Leigh, David Thewlis, Katrin Cartlidge