Riff-Raff

IMDb 6.7 1991 • 95 min • ComedyDrama

Director

Ken Loach

Country

GB

Plot Summary

Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their "signing on" for unemployment benefits. Some coworkers help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who's struggling to be a professional singer.

Top Cast

Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle Stevie
Emer McCourt
Emer McCourt Susan
George Moss
George Moss Mo
Jimmy Coleman
Jimmy Coleman Shem
Ricky Tomlinson
Ricky Tomlinson Larry