My Ain Folk
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My Ain Folk (1973)

01/12/1973 (GB)
Drama
55m

Overview

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.

  • Bill DouglasDirector, Writer
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • neglect
  • autobiographical
  • child neglect

Top Billed Cast

Stephen Archibald

Stephen Archibald

Jamie

Hughie Restorick

Hughie Restorick

Tommy

Jean Taylor Smith

Jean Taylor Smith

Grandmother

Bernard McKenna

Bernard McKenna

Tommy's father

Mr. Munro

Jamie's grandad

Paul Kermack

Paul Kermack

Jamie's father

Helena Gloag

Helena Gloag

Father's mother

Jessie Combe

Jessie Combe

Father's wife

William Carroll

William Carroll

Father's son

Anne McLeod

Father's girlfriend

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