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Film

Trainspotting

★ Editor's Pick

Danny Boyle  ·  UK  ·  1996

DramaCrime 1990s

Mark Renton and his group of friends navigate life in a deprived Edinburgh neighborhood, bound together by heroin addiction, petty crime, and a shared rejection of conventional society. When a tragedy forces Renton to confront the consequences of his lifestyle, he attempts to clean up — but the pull of his friends and old habits proves almost impossible to escape. Visually inventive, darkly funny, and brutally honest, the film is a kinetic and unforgettable portrait of addiction and the desire for self-determination.

Language

English

Cast

Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald

Awards

  • BAFTA Award for Best British Film (1997)
  • BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (1997)