
Overview:
Nick, is a young Scottish soccer player living in the big city. He meets Karen, and the two fall in love and move in together. Soon after, Nick exhibits signs of serious illness. As his body slowly succumbs to multiple sclerosis, he experiences a wide sweep of jagged emotions, and in the process gives himself and those who love him the strength to carry on.Status: | Released (1995-09-16) |
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Awards: | Won 1 BAFTA Award6 wins & 1 nomination total |
BoxOffice: | $25,695 |
Screen: | Jimmy McGovern, Paul Henry Powell |
Productions: | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, BBC |
Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
Spoken Languages: | English |

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Casts
- 18023: Robert Carlyle - Nick Cameron
- 18066: Juliet Aubrey - Karen Walker
- 2598: Sophie Okonedo - Paula
- 34715: James Nesbitt - Tony
- 118614: Berwick Kaler - Sammy
- 35018: Barbara Rafferty - Madge Cameron
- 2220: Tony Curran - Chris Cameron
Crews
- 172: Michael Winterbottom - Director - Directing
- 77598: Daf Hobson - Director of Photography - Camera
- 28157: Trevor Waite - Editor - Editing
- 173: Andrew Eaton - Producer - Production
- 2386451: Paul Henry Powell - Writer - Writing
- 201639: Jimmy McGovern - Writer - Writing
- 1429194: Roxy Spencer - Producer - Production
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Reviews
Peter McGinn
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I suspect I would have enjoyed this movie more back when it came out. I am older now, so the sex scenes, sex talk, and the “camaraderie” that takes the form of verbal abuse back and forth might have seemed fresher to me, and, along with the serious illness theme, containing fewer cli ....
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