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Filth

Year:

2013

Duration:

97 min

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Jon S. Baird

Awards:

6 wins & 11 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2013-10-03

Filming Locations: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Earnings

Budget: $5,000,000

Opening Weekend: £247,860 (UK) (29 September 2013)

Gross: $34,321 (USA) (20 July 2014)

Cast

Actor

Character

Brian McCardie

John Sessions

James McAvoy

Bruce

Jamie Bell

Lennox

Eddie Marsan

Bladesey

Imogen Poots

Drummond

Emun Elliott

Inglis

Gary Lewis

Gus

Shauna Macdonald

Carole

Jim Broadbent

Dr. Rossi

Joanne Froggatt

Mary

Kate Dickie

Chrissie

Martin Compston

Gorman

Iain De Caestecker

Ocky

Shirley Henderson

Bunty

Joy McAvoy

Estelle

Jordan Young

Lexo

Pollyanna McIntosh

Size Queen

Bobby Rainsbury

Stephanie

Michael Moreland

Tramp

Therese Bradley

Madam Maisie

Zack Eisaku Niizato

Japanese Student

Robin Laing

Rent Boy

Franziska Altmeyer

Hamburg Carole

Ron Donachie

Hector

Tracy Ann Oberman

Diana (as Tracy-Ann Oberman)

Mitchell Mullen

Bobby

Jake Wilson

Little Davie

Luke McDonald

Euan

Jodie Mccallum

Dealer's Girlfriend

Chris Young

Drunken Santa Claus

Jonathan Watson

Uniformed Policeman

David Soul

Punter

Chris Cameron

Skanky Dealer

Colin Healy

Colin

Lauren Maddox

Posh Lady

Natasha O'Keeffe

Anna

Chidi Chickwe

Steven

Sanjeev Kohli

Sunil

Neil D'Souza

Anil

Vanda Dadras

Air Stewardess

Jamie Wallace

Obnoxious Son

Trudie Styler

Madame R Zen Ficken

Megan Finn

Stacey

Craig Garner

Dwarf

Gregor Gillespie

Naked Police Officer (uncredited)

Christian Kinell

Airplane Passenger (uncredited)

Maxwell Laird

Dwarf

Lars-Peter Larsson

Airplane Passenger (uncredited)

Edwards Lewis

Dwarf

Andrew Martin

Dwarf

J. Scott Murray

Naked policeman (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The film contains several references to the book it's based on: -the pig that Bruce sees in his hallucinations is very similar to the pig on the original cover design of the book. -the man with Carole and Stacey in the supermarket. -the thread worm in the painting in Bruce's hallucinated consultation room. Large portions of the book are narrated by the thread worm growing inside Bruce.

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One of the singers in the back of David Soul's car during Silver Lady, is his daughter, actress China Soul.

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James McAvoy has the ability to vomit at will. The scene where Bruce is sick was real vomit.

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Goofs

In the bedroom at Ocky's flat, Bruce lifts the inhaler and the dark blue cap is on, but he immediately snaps it up and takes a puff without removing the cap.

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When Ray tells Bruce that he will apply for the Inspector position, Bruce burns a hole into the couch with his cigarette. In the next shot, the cigarette is completely lit, with a full amount of ashes at the top.

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While on holiday in Hamburg, Bladesey reads from his guidebook and tells Bruce that modern Germany has existed since 1865. German unification happened in 1871.

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Quotes

Bruce Robertson: The games are always, repeat always, being played. But nobody plays the games like me. Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson, soon to be Detective Inspector Bruce Robertson. You just have to be the best, and I usually am. Same rules apply.

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Bruce Robertson: I think they've left me. I think my family have left me. I don't know how. I can't remember why. You see, there's something wrong with me. There is something seriously wrong with me.

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Bruce Robertson: Same rules apply.

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Faq

Why the title 'Filth'?

Like the novel, the meaning of the title is two-fold, and a play on words. First, the plot centres around Scottish Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson. It should be noted that 'filth' is a slang term for the police in the UK, used mainly as a pejorative and often in the criminal underworld. The name also directly refers to the depraved and frankly disgusting behaviour of the protagonist. Indeed, the contents of the novel, and undoubtedly the upcoming film adapation, is akin to filth.

Is the film based on a book?

Yes; Filth is a film adaptation of the 1998 crime novel of the same name, written by Scottish author Irvine Welsh and published by Vintage Books.

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