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1973

My Ain Folk

Directed by Bill Douglas

When Jamie's maternal grandmother dies, he and his brother Tommy are separated - Tommy is taken off to a welfare home and Jamie goes to live with his other grandmother and uncle. His life is far from happy, filled with silence, rejection and bouts of violence.

Duration

0h 55m

Released

December 1, 1973

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Cast10

  • Stephen Archibald
  • Hughie Restorick
  • Jean Taylor Smith
  • Bernard McKenna
  • Mr. Munro
  • Paul Kermack
  • Helena Gloag
  • Jessie Combe
  • William Carroll

Part ofThe Bill Douglas Trilogy

Includes My Ain Folk (1973), My Childhood (1972), and My Way Home (1978).

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