2003·Drama·1h 33m
6.9
★
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.
Directed by David Mackenzie
dying and death
adultery
individual
court case
scotland
glasgow, scotland
boat
river
pregnancy
author
extramarital affair
told in flashback
neo-noir
homme fatale
Trailer
IMDB
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Cast
Ewan McGregor
Joe Taylor
Tilda Swinton
Ella Gault
Peter Mullan
Les Gault
Emily Mortimer
Cathie Dimly
Jack McElhone
Jim Gault
Thérèse Bradley
Gwen
Ewan Stewart
Daniel Gordon
Stuart McQuarrie
Bill
Pauline Turner
Connie
Rory McCann
Sam
Ian Hanmore
Freight Supervisor
Andrew Neil
Barman
Crew
David Mackenzie
Director
David Mackenzie
Screenplay
David Byrne
Original Music Composer
Giles Nuttgens
Director of Photography
Jeremy Thomas
Producer
Jim Reeve
Co-Producer
Des Hamilton
Casting
Jacqueline Durran
Costume Design
Alexander Trocchi
Novel
Judy Farr
Set Decoration
Rowley Irlam
Stunt Double
Popular Reviews
41 reviews
MiaPRO
5.0★ · 02/05/25
slag him
slag him
1
cynPRO
4.0★ · 02/15/26
Yeah whatever😭
Yeah whatever😭
vlad dracula
6.0★ · 12/30/25
fucking psychoooo.
fucking psychoooo.
𝑎𝑛𝑖
6.0★ · 12/04/25
man whore… ᵐᵉ ⁿᵉˣᵗ(still don’t know who tf is adam)
man whore… ᵐᵉ ⁿᵉˣᵗ(still don’t know who tf is adam)
Erik
7.0★ · 11/22/25
Starting off this review by saying all of the "haha this is bad porn" reviews irritate me as it is a clear misunderstanding of the film. Joe and many men like him only see sex as power, as a transaction of it and a gain on their part, it is never about their partner. It is about the selfishness of this type, how even when trying to correct their wrongs they never actually want to do it and will continue on this path of destruction.
Anyways, I do enjoy this film. It is shot nicely and the music is really done well, all of the actors in it work so fantastically that I can't see them as anything but characters. The pacing is also really well done, the latter third REALLY moving slowly as to give us a sense of how Joe feels is amazing and the flashbacks/time hops work in the film's favour really well.
Solid film, would recommend going into it blind to avoid the whole "haha porn!" Mindset people push about it.
Anyways, I do enjoy this film. It is shot nicely and the music is really done well, all of the actors in it work so fantastically that I can't see them as anything but characters. The pacing is also really well done, the latter third REALLY moving slowly as to give us a sense of how Joe feels is amazing and the flashbacks/time hops work in the film's favour really well.
Solid film, would recommend going into it blind to avoid the whole "haha porn!" Mindset people push about it.
Starting off this review by saying all of the "haha this is bad porn" reviews irritate me as it is a clear misunderstanding of the film. Joe and many men like him only see sex as power, as a transaction of it and a gain on their part, it is never about their partner. It is about the selfishness of this type, how even when trying to correct their wrongs they never actually want to do it and will continue on this path of destruction.
Anyways, I do enjoy this film. It is shot nicely and the music is really done well, all of the actors in it work so fantastically that I can't see them as anything but characters. The pacing is also really well done, the latter third REALLY moving slowly as to give us a sense of how Joe feels is amazing and the flashbacks/time hops work in the film's favour really well.
Solid film, would recommend going into it blind to avoid the whole "haha porn!" Mindset people push about it.
Anyways, I do enjoy this film. It is shot nicely and the music is really done well, all of the actors in it work so fantastically that I can't see them as anything but characters. The pacing is also really well done, the latter third REALLY moving slowly as to give us a sense of how Joe feels is amazing and the flashbacks/time hops work in the film's favour really well.
Solid film, would recommend going into it blind to avoid the whole "haha porn!" Mindset people push about it.