Sweet Sixteen (2002 film)
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Sweet Sixteen was a 2002 film by director Ken Loach. The film itself tells the story of a working class Scottish teenage boy, Liam (played by Martin Compston), a typical 'ned', who dreams of starting afresh with his mother who is completing a prison term for a crime she did not commit. Liam's attempts to raise money for the two of them are set against the backdrop of the poor areas Greenock & Port Glasgow.
Themes within the film include poverty, crime, and lack of opportunity within society. These are topics typical of Loach's work, and reflect his social and political concerns; "...the drama never loses sight of the social and economic factors that drive these characters towards their fate."[1]
The film has been described as "Sparkling with wit and insight... outstanding film making and the director's best film in years"[1].
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| Ken Loach | |
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| 1960s | Poor Cow | Kes |
| 1970s | The Save the Children Fund Film | Family Life | Black Jack |
| 1980s | The Gamekeeper | Looks and Smiles | Which Side Are You On? |
| 1990s | Fatherland | Hidden Agenda | Riff-Raff | Raining Stones | Ladybird Ladybird | Land and Freedom | A Contemporary Case for Common Ownership | Carla's Song | The Flickening Flame | My Name Is Joe |
| 2000s | Bread and Roses | The Navigators | Sweet Sixteen | Ae Fond Kiss... | Tickets | The Wind That Shakes the Barley |
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