Nil by Mouth
1997 · Movie · R · 128 min · ★ 6.9 · 72% critics
In a working-class London neighborhood, a family is strained by addiction, hard drinking, and simmering anger. When a troubled relative is pushed out of the home, the fallout exposes a cycle of volatility and hurt that threatens to pull everyone down with it.
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-10-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (151 votes)
- Budget
- $9,000,000
About
You’ll like this if you want an unflinching, emotionally heavy look at addiction and domestic turmoil, closer in spirit to Once Were Warriors than Fargo; Not for you if you avoid harsh language, violence, or bleak realism.
Pros: brutally honest family drama; powerful performances; dark, gripping realism | Cons: relentless violence; heavy profanity; bleak, exhausting mood
Themes
- london, england
- heroin
- violent husband
- addiction
- dysfunctional family
- alcoholism
- domestic violence
- working class
- drugs
- mental illness
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Cinematographer · 1997 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ray Winstone
as Ray
Kathy Burke
as Valerie
Charlie Creed-Miles
as Billy
Laila Morse
as Janet
Edna Doré
as Kath
- CC
Chrissie Cotterill
as Paula
Jon Morrison
as Angus
Jamie Foreman
as Mark
Neil Maskell
as Schmuddie
Steve Sweeney
as Danny
Directed by Gary Oldman