Ratcatcher (film)

Ratcatcher
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLynne Ramsay
Written byLynne Ramsay
Produced byGavin Emerson
Starring
CinematographyAlwin H. Küchler
Edited byLucia Zucchetti
Music byRachel Portman
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 13 May 1999 (1999-05-13) (Cannes)
  • 12 November 1999 (1999-11-12) (UK)
  • 12 January 2000 (2000-01-12) (France)
Running time
94 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • France
LanguagesEnglish, Scots
Budget£2 million ($3.3 million)[1]
Box office$888,354[2]

Ratcatcher is a 1999 drama film written and directed by Lynne Ramsay. Set in Glasgow, Scotland, it is her debut feature film and was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

The film won its director numerous awards including the Carl Foreman Award for Newcomer in British Film at the BAFTA Awards, the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival and the Silver Hugo for Best Director at the Chicago International Film Festival. Ratcatcher grossed $888,817 worldwide.[4] It was released on DVD and Blu-ray by The Criterion Collection.[5]

  1. ^ "Production snapshots". Variety. 14 December 1998. p. 76.
  2. ^ "Ratcatcher". The Numbers. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Ratcatcher". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Ratcatcher - The Numbers". Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Ratcatcher". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 20 October 2021.