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Sweet Sixteen

Year:

2002

Duration:

106 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.5

Director:

Ken Loach

Awards:

9 wins & 16 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2002-10-04

Filming Locations: Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $26,667 (USA) (18 May 2003)

Gross: $304,676 (USA) (13 July 2003)

Cast

Actor

Character

Martin Compston

Liam

William Ruane

Pinball

Annmarie Fulton

Chantelle

Michelle Abercromby

Suzanne

Michelle Coulter

Jean

Gary McCormack

Stan

Tommy McKee

Rab

Calum McAlees

Calum

Robert Rennie

Scullion

Martin McCardie

Tony

Robert Harrison

Tony's gang

George McNeilage

Tony's gang

Rikki Traynor

Tony's gang

Jon Morrison

Douglas

Junior Walker

Night-time

Gary Maitland

Side-kick

Scott Dymond

Davi-Vampire

Mark Dallas

Pizza Boy

Stephen McGivern

Pizza Boy

Robert Muir

Pizza Boy

Matt Costello

Motorbike Policeman

Sandy Hewitt

Truck Driver

Mercy

Three Legged Dog

Lily Smart

Barmaid

Bruce Sturrock

Caravan Site Manager

William Cassidy

Mugger

Robert McFadyen

Mugger

Stephen Purdon

Mugger

Tony Collins

Cold Pizza Man

Marie Shankley

Woman on stairs

Louise Anderson

Jackie Baker

David Charles

Donna Clark

Robert Cowan

Samuel Cowan

Tracey Cowan

Anastacia Davies

James Doherty

Daniel Donnelly

Sally Fisher

Lynn Gardiner

Elizabeth Gatens

Christopher Graham

Michael Graham

Martin Gribbin

Darnell Hooks

Thomas Hopkins

Jean Keenan

Ann Marie Lafferty

(as Anne-Marie Lafferty)

Ann Lynch

Gina McGee

Tommy McKinla

Theresa McNeil

Daniel McDermid

Donald McPhil

Robbie Meldrum

Maryanne Melvin

David Miller

Len Mullen

Summer Murray

Eileen O'Connor

Catherine O'Donaghue

Sharon Owens

Craig Park

Jean Robertson

Kieran Rowe

Mary Scott

Kenneth Shand

John Simpson

James Storey

Brian Strachan

Cherenay Strand

Jackie Sutherland

Kyle Turner

Chris Walker

Barry Cameron

Clubber (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The film was shot in sequence.

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The film sparked a censorship debate in the UK regarding the amount of bad language used. Under current British Board of Film Classification rules, multiple uses of the word "fuck" usually only warrant a 15-certificate, but even a single aggressive use of the word "cunt" tends to lead to an 18-certificate, as was the case with Sweet Sixteen. It was argued, however, that this would prevent the people who could most closely identify with the characters in the film from going to see it, and that such language was much more commonly used, and therefore less offensive, in the north of the UK, where the film was set. The London based censors, however, stuck to their guns, although the local authority who cover the area where the film was shot, Inverclyde, utilized their cinema licensing powers to overrule this, and awarded the film a 15-certificate for screenings in their area.