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T2 Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting

Face your past. Choose your future.

20176.91h 57m

Overview

After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.

Directed by Danny Boyle
Written by Irvine Welsh, John Hodge, Brendan Houghton
Produced by Bernard Bellew, Danny Boyle, Christian Colson
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $41.7M

Top Cast

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Renton

Jonny Lee Miller

Jonny Lee Miller

Simon

Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner

Spud

Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle

Begbie / Begbie's Father

Anjela Nedyalkova

Anjela Nedyalkova

Veronika

Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

Gail

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald

Diane

Pauline Turner

Pauline Turner

June

Scot Greenan

Scot Greenan

Frank Junior

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Renton's Father

Themes & Keywords

prisonfriendshipbased on novel or bookfightscotlandblackmailheroindrug addictionjunkiecocainenightclubedinburgh, scotlandaddictionsequelprison escaperevengeextortiontheftbar fightsocial realismcouncil estatebulgarian

About T2 Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting is a drama, comedy, crime film released in 2017 exploring themes of prison, friendship, based on novel or book, fight, scotland, blackmail. Directed by Danny Boyle, it stars Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner. After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.

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