
GoodFellas(1990)
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.



David Hayman
Jimmy Boyle
Bill Barclay
Bill
Martin Black
Bobbie Dugan

Alex Norton
Malkie

John Murtagh
Piper

Fulton Mackay
Inspector Davidson

Sean Scanlan
Jackie

Jim Boyce
Sgt. Bobbie
Monica Brady
Sheila

Jake D'Arcy
Robbie
A Sense of Freedom is a crime, drama film released in 1985 exploring themes of scotland, glasgow, scotland, based on memoir or autobiography, prison brutality. Directed by John Mackenzie, it stars David Hayman, Bill Barclay, Martin Black. The true story of Jimmy Boyle, who was reputed to be Scotland's most violent man.
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Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.