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Release Date: Apr 16, 2004
Running Time: 99 mins.
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
synopsis
The crisis of Joe--a young drifter who finds work on a barge owned by the down-to-earth Les and his enigmatic wife Ella. One afternoon Joe and Les happen upon the corpse of a young woman floating in the water and the questions begin. Accident? Suicide? Murder? As the police investigate the case and a suspect is arrested, it becomes evident that Joe knows more about the drowned woman, Cathie, than he will admit. Meanwhile, against the backdrop of the investigation, Joe and Ella embark on a passionate affair.
cast + crew
Director
Joe
Ella
Les
Cathie
Jim
Gwen
Daniel Gordon
Bill
Connie
Bob M'bussi
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reviews
April 6, 2004
Steamy sex and the sight of Ewan McGregor's dick -- he's having it on with married Tilda Swinton -- got this otherwise tepid movie, directed by David Mackenzie, slapped with an NC-17. The adultery and murder that follow when McGregor signs on to work for Swinton and her husband (Peter Mullan), on a barge navigating the waterways of Glasgow, elicit only stifled yawns. PETER TRAVERS
(RS 947, April 29, 2004) 
Writer/director David MacKenzie's gritty adaptation of Alexander Trocchi's down Beat murder mystery set on a barge in the canals of Scotland. Story Disillusioned young writer Joe (Ewan McGregor) takes a job on a barge that traverses the waterways of 1950's Scotland with a bargeman Les (Peter Mullan), his dowdy wife Ella (Tilda Swinton) and their young son Jim (Jack McElhone). While working outside one morning, Joe and Les discover the body of a young woman floating in the water, naked save for a…
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