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Drama

Nil by Mouth

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The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Also in their family is Val and Billy's mother Janet and grandmother Kath. Billy is a drug addict and Raymond kicks him out of the house, making him live on his own. Raymond is generally a rough and even violent person, and that leads to problems in the life of the family.

Release Date : 1997-10-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : SE8 Group

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Ray Winstone

Character Name : Ray

Original Name : Ray Winstone

Gender : Male

Kathy Burke

Character Name : Valerie

Original Name : Kathy Burke

Gender : Female

Charlie Creed-Miles

Character Name : Billy

Original Name : Charlie Creed-Miles

Gender : Male

Laila Morse

Character Name : Janet

Original Name : Laila Morse

Gender : Female

Edna Doré

Character Name : Kath

Original Name : Edna Doré

Gender : Female

Chrissie Cotterill

Character Name : Paula

Original Name : Chrissie Cotterill

Gender : Female

Jon Morrison

Character Name : Angus

Original Name : Jon Morrison

Gender : Male

Jamie Foreman

Character Name : Mark

Original Name : Jamie Foreman

Gender : Male

Neil Maskell

Character Name : Schmuddie

Original Name : Neil Maskell

Gender : Male

Steve Sweeney

Character Name : Danny

Original Name : Steve Sweeney

Gender : Male

Ronnie Fox

Character Name : Peter, pool player

Original Name : Ronnie Fox

Gender : Male

John Blundell

Character Name : Man with Knife

Original Name : John Blundell

Gender : Male

Sam Miller

Character Name : Club Comic

Original Name : Sam Miller

Gender : Male

Terry Rowley

Character Name : M.C. in Club

Original Name : Terry Rowley

Gender : Male

Leah Fitzgerald

Character Name : Michelle

Original Name : Leah Fitzgerald

Gender : Male

Sydney Golder

Character Name : Old Guy in Window

Original Name : Sydney Golder

Gender : Male

Kenan Hudaverdi

Character Name : Laundrette Owner

Original Name : Kenan Hudaverdi

Gender : Male

Everton Nelson

Character Name : Street Violinist

Original Name : Everton Nelson

Gender : Male

Franc Ashman

Character Name : Club Singer

Original Name : Franc Ashman

Gender : Female

Ronnie Fox

Character Name : Peter

Original Name : Ronnie Fox

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-27

It's Kathy Burke who steals this for me with a powerfully emotional characterisation of "Valerie". She lives with her brutish husband "Raymond" (Ray Winstone) and her permanently geared-up brother "Billy" (Charlie Creed-Miles). None of the are strangers to drugs and to booze, but when her husband reckons his wastrel brother-in-law has pinched his stuff, he turfs him onto the streets where here resorts to his own mother "Janet" (Laila Morse) for a bed and a source of cash to feed his habit. 'Billy" is a bit of a thoughtless cretin and his behaviour leads to even more turmoil for his sister when "Raymond" finally flips and she is hospitalised. Believe it or not, this has the semblance of a love story to it. The relationship between "Raymond" and "Valerie" might actually run a bit deeper than that of an impoverished couple struggling through the motions from day-to-day. It's the evolution of that partnership that makes the characters a bit more interesting, but I felt the vitriolic and angry dialogue was mostly just a repetitive series of Anglo-Saxon tantrums and drug-fuelled anger - and that let it down for me. Still, Gary Oldman quite effectively shines a light on his perception of how life on a south east London housing estate is endured rather than lived. It's dark, visceral, condemnatory on many levels and quite a tough watch but Winstone only has one gear and for me and he never really convinces.