Riff-Raff (1991 film)

Riff-Raff
Directed byKen Loach
Written byBill Jesse
Produced bySally Hibbin
Starring
CinematographyBarry Ackroyd
Edited byJonathan Morris
Music byStewart Copeland
Production
company
Parallax Pictures
Distributed byChannel Four Films
Release dates
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£750,000[1]

Riff-Raff is a 1991 British drama film directed by Ken Loach, starring Robert Carlyle and Ricky Tomlinson (the latter plays, and was in real life, a builder). It won the 1991 European Film Award Best Picture award.

As with most Loach films, Riff-Raff is a portrayal of modern Britain. It follows Stevie, played by Robert Carlyle, a Glaswegian recently released from prison who has moved to London and got a job on a building site turning a derelict hospital into luxury apartments.

  1. ^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s – An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 28.