On the outskirts of Birmingham and the margins of society the Billingham family perform extreme rituals and break social taboos as they muddle through a life decided by factors beyond their control. At times shocking and laced with an unsettling humor, three episodes unfold as a powerful evocation of the experience of growing up in a Black Country council flat.
Directed by Richard Billingham
tape recorder
working class
alcoholic
neglected child
council estate
1980s
birmingham
budgerigar
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Cast
Justin Salinger
Ray
Ella Smith
Liz
Patrick Romer
Older Ray
Tony Way
Lol
Sam Gittins
Will
Richard Ashton
Sid
James Eeles
Kevin
Michelle Bonnard
Zeinab
Kaine Zajaz
Salah
Crew
Richard Billingham
Director
Richard Billingham
Writer
Ed Talfan
Executive Producer
Patrick Ghislain
Foley Mixer
Jude Poyer
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
Ned
9.0★ · 04/11/24
In my last review I said I thought I might’ve been too tired when watching I was 100% right this film is amazing and such a good slow burn that’s not dialogue heavy (hence why it was a hard watch when tired) But yeh really cool I got to see Billingham talk about the film afterwards. He was one of the first photographers I ever studied when I started photography academically so sick and also cool and yeh sick
In my last review I said I thought I might’ve been too tired when watching I was 100% right this film is amazing and such a good slow burn that’s not dialogue heavy (hence why it was a hard watch when tired) But yeh really cool I got to see Billingham talk about the film afterwards. He was one of the first photographers I ever studied when I started photography academically so sick and also cool and yeh sick
Ned
6.0★ · 05/11/23
About to watch this film and if I don’t love it I’ll be so sad Billingham is one of my favourite photographers! I’m not sure how I felt it was very slow and I’m very overtired so wasn’t the right fit defo need to rewatch
About to watch this film and if I don’t love it I’ll be so sad Billingham is one of my favourite photographers! I’m not sure how I felt it was very slow and I’m very overtired so wasn’t the right fit defo need to rewatch
