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Drama · 1973 · 55 min

My Ain Folk.

Drama

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.

Director: Bill Douglas

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Stephen Archibald

Stephen Archibald

Hughie Restorick

Hughie Restorick

Jean Taylor Smith

Jean Taylor Smith

Bernard McKenna

Bernard McKenna

Jamie's grandad

Paul Kermack

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BFI

BFI

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🇬🇧United Kingdom

Languages

English

THE BILL DOUGLAS TRILOGY (My Childhood)· Clip

Part of Bill Douglas Trilogy

My Childhood
1972
Actual
My Ain Folk
1973
My Way Home
1978

Available in United States (data from JustWatch via TMDB · click → opens in provider)

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Criterion Channel

Criterion Channel

BFI Player Amazon Channel

BFI Player Amazon Channel

🇬🇧Reino UnidoDec 1, 1973

🇩🇪AlemaniaMay 30, 2016

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IMDb

7.5 /10

1k votes

Rotten Tomatoes

79 /100

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Metacritic

Metacritic took the day off

TMDB

7.2 /10

35 votes

Letterboxd

7.9 /10

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Weighted average

7.6/10

IMDb7.5
RT79
TMDB7.2
Lbxd7.9