Young Adam

– A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 38 Minutes
Release Year:
2003
Young Adam (2003)

A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.

Young Adam (2003) - Trailer

Release Date:

26 Sep 2003

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
NC-17 – Adults Only

No One 17 and Under Admitted. Clearly adult. Children are not admitted.

Director:

David Mackenzie

Writer:

Alexander Trocchi (novel), David Mackenzie

Main Actors:

Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan, Emily Mortimer

Plot:

Joe, a rootless young drifter, finds work on a barge travelling between Glasgow and Edinburgh, owned by Les and his wife Ella. One afternoon they discover the corpse of a young woman floating in the water. Accident? Suicide? Murder? As the police investigate and suspect is arrested, we discover that Joe knows more than he is letting on. Gradually we learn of Joe's past relationship with the dead woman. Meanwhile an unspoken attraction develops between Joe and Ella, heightening the claustrophobic tensions in the confined space of the barge.

Awards:

7 wins & 17 nominations.

Gross profit:

$668,585

Production:

Sony Pictures Classics

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%
Metacritic:
67%