Tim is a good kid. Tim is a criminal.
This sombre, sometimes poetic social-realist drama is about the kind of characters that other films pass by, focusing on the hardships that they face.
Stylish but heavy-handed.
Duane Hopkins refines his hard-bitten brand of British social realism with a compelling portrait of a man ground down by ill fortune.
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Friday April 24, 2015, until Sunday April 26, 2015. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/