Neds

Title: Neds

Genre: Drama

Directed by Peter Mullan

Script: Peter Mullan

Stars: Steven Robertson, Martin Bell, Marcus Nash.

Nationality: United Kingdom

STORYLINE

Glasgow, 1973. John McGill is going to start high school. He is a smart, sensitive boy.  He has a desire to learn, but nothing seems to favor him. His family is really poor, and his father, whom he hates, is a drunkard brute guy. Teachers are against him since the begginig. He was punished for the “sins” of his older brother, Benny.

The Neds, “Non-Educated Delinquent”.  They are armed bad guys: cheap drugs, glam rock, sex, violence and camaraderie. They are the local monsters and heroes. The protection of his brother Benny is protecting him. John, frightened and resentful, makes a decision. If anyone wants to give him a chance, fuck them! He plunges in the wild life of the street.

The ranger and frustration lead him farther and farther, until being alone against a blank wall. There isn’t future. Then, an unexpected and extraordinary opportunity comes to redeem him.