SYNOPSIS

N.E.D.S is set in Glasgow, 1973. The story follows a young John McGillan on the brink of adolescence, about to start secondary school. He’s a bright boy, a sensitive boy, eager to learn, but the cards are stacked high against him. The McGill family’s dirt poor, his hated father’s a drunken bully. His teachers – punishing John for the ‘sins’ of his older brother Benny – are down on him from the start. John’s on his own.

And then there’s the gangs. The Neds. Non-Educated Delinquents. The bad boys with weapons and attitude: cheap drugs, glam rock, fumbling sex, the violence and the camaraderie of the streets. Local monsters. Local heroes. Benny’s fearsome reputation buys John protection, and then a way in. Scared, resentful, full of rage, John makes his decision. If no one else will give him a chance: fuck them.

John takes to the savage life of the streets with a vengeance. But as his rage and frustration spin him further and further out of control, he is left facing a blank wall. No future. With one extraordinary chance of redemption.


TRAILER


RELEASE DATE

January 21, 2011

DIRECTOR

Peter Mullan

WRITER

Peter Mullan

COMPANY

E1 Entertainment

GENRE

Drama

RUNTIME

124 minutes

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