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Gary Oldman took a break from acting to write and direct this unflinching family drama out of the kitchen-sink British school. Oldman doesn't appear in the film, instead handing the heavy lifting to the remarkable Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast, Cold Mountain) and Kathy Burke, who won a prize at the Cannes Film Festival for her work. The scummy drug trade of lower-class London is Oldman's turf, but he puts special focus on the miserable cycles of violence that fuel a family's struggle within this world. The results are not always easy to watch, but they are devastating (and the final sequence is chilling). Oldman may be guilty of indulging his actors a bit, but it's forgivable, given the big, roaring performances. --Robert Horton
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: A working class British family struggles with their demons -- sometimes violently -- in this intensely emotional drama that marked the directorial debut of actor Gary Oldman. Janet (Laila Morse) is a widowed factory worker who shares her home with her aged mother Kath (Edna Dore), her daughter Valerie (Kathy Burke), her son Billy (Charlie Creed-Miles), and Valerie's husband Ray (Ray Winstone). Ray is an unstable and out-of-work alcoholic who often uses his pregnant wife as a punching bag, while Billy is a drug addict whose habit has led Janet to throw him out of the house more then once, only to take him back later. Janet is uncertain about what to do when Ray's latest tirade sends Valerie to the emergency room, and Janet also has to come to terms with the financial and emotional costs of Billy's addiction. Kathy Burke, Ray Winstone, and Laila Morse all received prizes from the 1997 British Independent Film Awards for their work in Nil by Mouth; Burke also received Best Actress honors at that year's Cannes Film Festival. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, British Independent Film Awards, Cannes Film Festival, European Film Awards, ...Nil by Mouth ( Ne pas avaler )
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Nil By Mouth is Britains answer to Once Were Warriors. In this film, the brilliant Ray Winstone plays a violent drunk who subjects his wife (Cathy Burke) to some horrendous domestic abuse.
Set in a London Council Estate the film never lets the viewer get comfortable from start to finish. It is a raw, unflinching look at poverty in modern day Britain. It is truly upsetting and difficult to watch but it is also a bold film which everyone should take time to watch. Winstone and Burkes performances are magnificent.
Like This? Try: Once Were Warriors
Set in a London Council Estate the film never lets the viewer get comfortable from start to finish. It is a raw, unflinching look at poverty in modern day Britain. It is truly upsetting and difficult to watch but it is also a bold film which everyone should take time to watch. Winstone and Burkes performances are magnificent.
Like This? Try: Once Were Warriors
39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I was left stunned by the amazing acting within this film. It made me look at Ray Winstone in such a different light. He is now one of my favourite actors.
Heartbreaking in its reality this is not to be watched when you want something easy to watch. You can't help but be engaged to the point of anger and sympathy. This film is relentless.
The actors, especially Winstone and Burke, create such empathy that you can really feel for them. At his worst Winstone's character is repulse and mean. Amazingly, I still felt sorry for him at times. Winstone creates a man who is at odds with his present life and his past childhood. This is a man that understands that he is pulling his life apart, but that he can't help it.
This film has every range of emotion from pain and hatred and the emotions that make us stay with the people we love no matter what. Oldman's created a masterpiece that is undoubtedly owing as much to the cast. This is a hard film to watch but you will be rivited. You will also come through the otherside glade that you did.
33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
gary oldman wrote and directed this and its based on his own experiences of growing up in london and if this film is an exact mirror image of his life then its a wonder that oldman is even alive as this is a gritty and demented look at life,family and poverty.
ray winstone stars as a man named raymond who is in a relationship with kathy burke and he treats her like a dog both verbally and physically,they also have a circle of friends who all are victims of the enviroment they live in and there are few here to relate too,but thats the beauty,the film holds back nothing,offers little hope and yet is interesting and is hard to look away even during the most bleak moments,brilliant acting along with a razor sharp script containing more swear words than you would hear in a sailors convention this is excellent film making.
ray winstone stars as a man named raymond who is in a relationship with kathy burke and he treats her like a dog both verbally and physically,they also have a circle of friends who all are victims of the enviroment they live in and there are few here to relate too,but thats the beauty,the film holds back nothing,offers little hope and yet is interesting and is hard to look away even during the most bleak moments,brilliant acting along with a razor sharp script containing more swear words than you would hear in a sailors convention this is excellent film making.
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nil by mouth
saw this film when it first came out thought it was great. so when i found it on amazon i had to get it.love ray winstone!
Published 1 month ago by tilly
Has its moments, but mostly dull
Whether or not you like this film all rather depends on the kind of thing you're looking for.
If you want constant repetative use of the f-word, then this is for you. Read more
If you want constant repetative use of the f-word, then this is for you. Read more
Published 4 months ago by StormSworder
'Nil By Mouth' film review
Ray Winstone on top form as the drunken, drug abusing abuser! With a great back up cast. And an outstanding performance by Kathy Burke who accepts drink, drugs and violent abuse as... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Kevin
Backward, sordid rubbish...
How this kind puerile garbage gets funded is beyond me. It's the only film I can remember seeing, with zero (and I mean ZERO) cultural or artistic merit. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Alan A
VERY VERY REAL!!!
Probably the most visceral, difficult film I have EVER seen. Brilliantly directed by ' Gary Oldham ' and supremely acted by ' Ray Winston ' and ' Kathy Burke '. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mild Dill Hotpot
nil by mouth
Ray Winstone, very down to earth guy, however, in this particular film, the language was far too much, over the top.
Published 15 months ago by lizzie
Nil by Mouth
I enjoyed the film, but not as much as I thought I would.
Maybe it's my age, but I didn't see much humour in the film, which I had been led to believe there was plenty... Read more
Maybe it's my age, but I didn't see much humour in the film, which I had been led to believe there was plenty... Read more
Published 20 months ago by carbman
nil by mouth,dvd
Love this film,had it on vhs and wanted it on dvd.One of those films i can keep watching,very true to form as what alot of peoples lives are like or have lived and Ray Winstone is... Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2009 by Mrs. S. J. Thurland
RAY WINSTONE IN ANOTHER STARK, POWERFUL DRAMA
Nil By Mouth (1997) immediately impresses just upon reading the cast list: the ever-excellent Ray Winstone in one of his finest, most intensifying roles, the wonderful Kathy Burke... Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2009 by Ian Phillips
we've all met these people
south london at its worst. Ray Winstone and Kathey Burke at thier best. A brilliant and harrowing film portrayal of life on the edge. Well worth seeing.
Published on 6 Jun 2009 by BM
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