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The corpse of a young woman is found floating in a canal by a drifter working on a barge traveling between Glasgow and Edinburgh. His relationship with the dead woman gradually unfolds as claustrophobic tensions develop between him and the couple with whom he shares the cramped barge.

Production
Film Council [gb]; Future Films [gb]; HanWay Films [gb]; Recorded Picture Company (RPC) [gb]; Scottish Screen [gb]; Sigma Films [gb](in association with); Studio Canal [fr]; Sveno Media [fr]; Young Adam Productions [gb];

Cast Names
Ewan McGregor; Tilda Swinton; Peter Mullan; Emily Mortimer; Jack McElhone; Therese Bradley; Ewan Stewart; Stuart McQuarrie; Pauline Turner; Alan Cooke; Rory McCann; Ian Hanmore; Andrew Neil; Arnold Brown; Meg Fraser; Stuart Bowman; Wullie Brennan; Rony Bridges; John Kazek; Duncan McHardy; Stewart Porter; Malcolm Shields; Tam Dean Burn; Michael Carter; Struan Rodger; Mathew Zajac; Mhairi Steenbock; John Comerford; Anne Marie Timoney; John Yule; Sandy Neilson; Des Hamilton; Eddie Dahlstrom;

Box Office
USD 767,240

Release Date
2003-08-31 (Telluride Film Festival)
2003-10-08 (New York Film Festival)
2004-04-16 (Los Angeles, California)
2004-04-16 (New York City, New York)
2004-04-16 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)

Genres
Drama; Crime; Thriller;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated NC-17 for some explicit sexual content.
Rated R for strong sexual content, some disturbing behavior and language. (edited version)

Running Time
1 hr. 38 min.

Director
David Mackenzie

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i love the film alot and the book and ewan mcgregor is so wonderful he shows how people feel when there gulity or judged or just sexualy frustrated in the film. and ewan was so amazing no other way to explane it i love him in the film. and when i wha... read more »

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