Two Scots, Shaun and wheelchair bound Daz, share a stink hole of a flat with Daz's teenage son somewhere in northern England. As they try to cope with life we flash back, through Shaun's eyes, to their wild childhood and teenage years and, most significantly, to one summer with a girl named Kay. Much of the film is about wasted lives; Daz's accident, Shaun's stunted educational opportunities that stem from his rebelliousness and an unexplained inability to write, and finally his missed chance wi find out more...

Superbly acted drama about an eccentric family in a small Iowa town. Gilbert Grape lives with his 36 stone mother and retarded younger brother. His unsatisfactory life is brightened by the arrival of feisty young Becky (Juliette Lewis). A funny, sad and refreshingly original coming of age movie. find out more...