Young Adam (film)

Infobox Film
name = Young Adam


caption = "Young Adam" film poster
director = David Mackenzie
writer = Alexander Trocchi (novel)
David Mackenzie
starring = Ewan McGregor
Tilda Swinton
Peter Mullan
producer = Jeremy Thomas
distributor = Sony Pictures Classics (USA)
Warner Bros. (UK)
budget = 6.4 million
released = 26 September 2003 (UK) 16 April 2004 USA)
runtime = 93 min.
language = English
imdb_id = 0289635

"Young Adam" is a 2003 film written and directed by David Mackenzie, based on the novel of the same name by Alexander Trocchi, which was first published in 1957. It is set in Glasgow, Scotland, in the 1950s and stars Ewan McGregor. It was rated NC-17 by the MPAA.

The film follows the exploits of Joe (played by McGregor), a young drifter who has ended up working on one of Glasgow's river barges. It deals with lust and sin, as one sees Joe moving from one brief affair to the next as he tries to get away from a guilty secret.

"Young Adam" garnered controversy because of its graphic sexual content, including a shot of Ewan McGregor's semi-erect penis; some critics felt the director used the scene for pure shock value rather than artistic merit.Fact|date=February 2007

Main cast

*Ewan McGregor - Joe Taylor
*Tilda Swinton - Ella Gault
*Peter Mullan - Leslie 'Les' Gault
*Jack McElhone - Jim Gault
*Emily Mortimer - Catherine 'Cathie' Dimly
*Therese Bradley - Gwen
*Ewan Stewart - Daniel Gordon

Box Office

"Young Adam" was released 41 theaters domestic the film grossed $767,373. Worldwide, the film grossed $2,561,820. [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=youngadam.htm]

oundtrack

The film was scored by David Byrne and released as the album "Lead Us Not into Temptation" in 2003.

External links

* [http://www.sonyclassics.com/youngadam/ Official site]
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