- Young Adam (film)
Infobox Film
name = Young Adam
caption = "Young Adam" film poster
director = David Mackenzie
writer =Alexander Trocchi (novel)
David Mackenzie
starring =Ewan McGregor Tilda Swinton Peter Mullan
producer =Jeremy Thomas
distributor =Sony Pictures Classics (USA)
Warner Bros. (UK)
budget = 6.4 million
released =26 September 2003 (UK)16 April 2004 USA)
runtime = 93 min.
language = English
imdb_id = 0289635
"Young Adam" is a 2003
film written and directed by David Mackenzie, based on the novel of the same name byAlexander Trocchi , which was first published in 1957. It is set inGlasgow ,Scotland , in the 1950s and starsEwan McGregor . It was ratedNC-17 by theMPAA .The film follows the exploits of Joe (played by McGregor), a young drifter who has ended up working on one of Glasgow's river barges. It deals with lust and sin, as one sees Joe moving from one brief affair to the next as he tries to get away from a guilty secret.
"Young Adam" garnered controversy because of its graphic sexual content, including a shot of Ewan McGregor's semi-erect penis; some critics felt the director used the scene for pure shock value rather than artistic merit.Fact|date=February 2007
Main cast
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Ewan McGregor - Joe Taylor
*Tilda Swinton - Ella Gault
*Peter Mullan - Leslie 'Les' Gault
*Jack McElhone - Jim Gault
*Emily Mortimer - Catherine 'Cathie' Dimly
*Therese Bradley - Gwen
*Ewan Stewart - Daniel GordonBox Office
"Young Adam" was released 41 theaters domestic the film grossed $767,373. Worldwide, the film grossed $2,561,820. [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=youngadam.htm]
oundtrack
The film was scored by
David Byrne and released as the album "Lead Us Not into Temptation " in 2003.External links
* [http://www.sonyclassics.com/youngadam/ Official site]
*imdb title|id=0289635|title=Young Adam
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