Small Faces (film)

This article is about the film Small Faces. For the English rock band of the same name, see Small Faces.

Small Faces
Directed byGillies MacKinnon
Written byBilly MacKinnon
Gillies MacKinnon
Starring
Production
company
Distributed byGuild Film Distribution[1]
Release dates
Running time
108 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Small Faces is a 1996 Scottish drama film directed by Gillies MacKinnon about gangs, specifically the Tongs, in 1960s Glasgow. It stars Iain Robertson, Joseph McFadden, Steven Duffy, Kevin McKidd, Laura Fraser, Mark McConnochie, Clare Higgins, Garry Sweeney, Colin McCredie and Alastair Galbraith.

Plot

Three teenage brothers – gang member Bobby, artistically-minded Alan and 13-year-old Lex – are growing up with their mother on Glasgow's South Side in 1968. Events which will have consequences for all concerned start to get out of control when Lex accidentally shoots Malky, the leader of the Garaside Tongs street gang, with an air gun.

Cast

Production

The film was produced in 1995 by Skyline Productions in association with the BBC Film Fund.

The film was shot on location at various districts in Glasgow, including Darnley, Sighthill, Partick, Merrylee, Mount Florida and Bishopbriggs and in Edinburgh.[2] Scenes were also shot at the Glasgow School of Art.

The song "In The Year 2525" by Zager and Evans is used as music over the closing credits.

Release

The film won 'Best British Film' at the Edinburgh Film Festival. It was released on 19 screens in the UK on 5 April 1996 and grossed £52,590 in its opening weekend.[3] The film received a BBFC Certificate of 15 (intended for audiences aged 15 and over) within the United Kingdom. Some [who?] argued that because of the high levels of violence and adult themes portrayed in this film, an 18 certificate would have been more suitable.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Small Faces (1995)". BBFC. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ (2014) "Edinburgh the film set", Film Edinburgh, p. 9
  3. ^ "UK Top 15: April 5–7". Screen International. 12 April 1996. p. 35.


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