Riff-Raff

Riff-Raff

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Release Date

6/21/1991

Runtime

95 mins

Overview

Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their "signing on" for unemployment benefits. Some coworkers help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who's struggling to be a professional singer.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$295,444

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A raw, observant comedy-drama about marginal lives on the edges of 1990s London, where precarious work, squatting, and artistic ambition collide with dry humor and unexpected tenderness.

Mood

WistfulAngryBittersweet

Themes

ClassFriendshipArt and creation

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Linear

Heads up

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