Young Adam Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Young Adam

Director: David McKenzie

Starring: Ewan McGregor • Tilda Swinton • Emily Mortimer • Peter Mullan • Jack McElhone

NC-17 Drama 1 hr, 39 m

80% WILL SEE 20% WON'T SEE

Plot: "Young Adam" is David McKenzie's adaptation of Alexander Trocchi's novel, a romantic murder mystery set on a barge in the canals of Scotland. Lovely photography by Giles Nuttgens, complemented by a lonely score by David Byrne, provides a picturesque backdrop for what is otherwise a seedy story of morality gone far astray and hopelessness taking hold of everyday life, with sex as the only outlet. Ewan McGregor and Tilda Swinton both lend excellent performances to the film, acting out a strained relationship of carnal misgiving that is their mutual respite. Working on a barge that travels to ports between Glasgow and Edinburgh, Joe (McGregor) is a randy ol' chap. He befriends Les (Peter Mullen) as they labor hard days shoveling coal and pass their evenings over pints and darts in the local pubs. But Joe is simply positioning himself to seduce Les' wife, Ella (Swinton), who he easily and frequently beds. A steamy affair with a heavy dose of on-screen coitus eventually leads to trouble for all three. A subplot concerns Joe's past romance with a girl (Emily Mortimer) whose mysterious death is reported in local papers, with flashbacks to raunchy sexual interludes representing his fondest memories of her.

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The film's writer David MacKenzie last penned Outlaw King and The Stain On The Snow.

Dec 2004

Changed Young Adam movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Parent Rating: NC-17 No One 17 And Under Admitted for some explicit sexual content
Runtime: 1 hr, 39 m
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Language: English