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See the most agreed on films →James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.
Details
- Director
- Lynne Ramsay
- Writer
- Lynne Ramsay
- Released
- 12 November 1999
- Country
- United Kingdom, France
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rated
- NR
- Awards
- 10 wins, 5 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 15 →1 major award won · 10 wins from 15 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| BAFTA Awards 2000 | Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
| BAFTA Awards 2000 | Outstanding British Film | Lynne Ramsay, Gavin Emerson | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 1999 | Un Certain Regard Award | Lynne Ramsay | Nominee |
| Bratislava International Film Festival 2000 | Best Actress | Mandy Matthews | Winner |
| Bratislava International Film Festival 2000 | Grand Prix | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
| London Film Critics’ Circle Awards 2000 | British Director of the Year | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
| Riga International Film Forum 2000 | FIPRESCI Prize | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
| British Film Institute 1999 | Sutherland Trophy | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
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15 awards — Ratcatcher
×| Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
| Outstanding British Film | Lynne Ramsay, Gavin Emerson | Nominee |
| Un Certain Regard Award | Lynne Ramsay | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Mandy Matthews | Winner |
| Grand Prix | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
| Douglas Hickox Award | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Lynne Ramsay | Nominee |
| Most Promising Newcomer | Alwin H. Küchler | Nominee |
| Georges Delerue Award | Rachel Portman | Winner |
| Grand Prix | Lynne Ramsay | Nominee |
| Sutherland Trophy | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
| Silver Hugo Award (Best Director) | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
| New Director’s Award | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
| British Director of the Year | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
| FIPRESCI Prize | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |