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Young Adam

Young Adam

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Young Adam

"Everyone has a past. Everyone has a secret."

2003

1h 33m

5.9(201 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Crime

Romance

Overview

A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.

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Recorded Picture Company

StudioCanal UK

HanWay Films

UK Film Council

Sigma Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Joe Taylor

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Ella Gault

Peter Mullan

Peter Mullan

Les Gault

Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Cathie Dimly

Jack McElhone

Jack McElhone

Jim Gault

Thérèse Bradley

Thérèse Bradley

Gwen

Ewan Stewart

Ewan Stewart

Daniel Gordon

Stuart McQuarrie

Stuart McQuarrie

Bill

Pauline Turner

Pauline Turner

Connie

Alan Cooke

Bob M'bussi

Creative team

Directed by: David Mackenzie
Written by: David Mackenzie
Produced by: Jeremy Thomas

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