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The Angels' Share

The Angels' Share

Four Friends. One Mission. Lots of Spirit.

20126.91h 41m

Overview

Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.

Directed by Ken Loach
Written by Paul Laverty
Produced by Rebecca O'Brien
Box Office0Revenue: $7.0M

Top Cast

Paul Brannigan

Paul Brannigan

Robbie

Siobhan Reilly

Siobhan Reilly

Leonie

John Henshaw

John Henshaw

Harry

Gary Maitland

Gary Maitland

Albert

William Ruane

William Ruane

Rhino

Jasmin Riggins

Jasmin Riggins

Mo

S

Scott Dymond

Willy

Scott Kyle

Scott Kyle

Clancy

Neil Leiper

Neil Leiper

Sniper

J

James Casey

Dougie

Themes & Keywords

scotlandwhiskeycommunity service

About The Angels' Share

The Angels' Share is a drama, comedy film released in 2012 exploring themes of scotland, whiskey, community service. Directed by Ken Loach, it stars Paul Brannigan, Siobhan Reilly, John Henshaw. Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.

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