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Sweet Sixteen
2002
· Movie
· 106 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Every rating
66–97
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97. Critics average 92, everyone else 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.
Details
- Director
- Ken Loach
- Writer
- Paul Laverty
- Studio
- Sixteen Films, Road Movies, Tornasol Media, Alta Films
- Released
- 7 September 2002
- Country
- United Kingdom, Germany, Spain
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Box office
- $4.0M
- Awards
- 1 win, 3 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 4 →1 win from 4 nominations across 1 ceremony
| 15th European Film Awards 2002 | European Film Academy Critics Award | Ken Loach | Winner |
| 15th European Film Awards 2002 | Best Director | Ken Loach | Nominee |
| 15th European Film Awards 2002 | Best Actor | Martin Compston | Nominee |
| 15th European Film Awards 2002 | Best Screenwriter | Paul Laverty | Nominee |
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15th European Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| European Film Academy Critics Award | Ken Loach | Winner |
| Best Actor | Martin Compston | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ken Loach | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Paul Laverty | Nominee |