My Ain Folk

My Ain Folk

55 mins | Drama | Dec. 1, 1973

When Jamie's maternal grandmother dies, he and his brother Tommy are separated - Tommy is taken off to a welfare home and Jamie goes to live with his other grandmother and uncle. His life is far from happy, filled with silence, rejection and bouts of violence.

My Ain Folk

55 mins | Drama | Dec. 1, 1973

My Ain Folk
When Jamie's maternal grandmother dies, he and his brother Tommy are separated - Tommy is taken off to a welfare home and Jamie goes to live with his other grandmother and uncle. His life is far from happy, filled with silence, rejection and bouts of violence.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers British Film Institute
Original title My Ain Folk
Directors Bill Douglas
Writers Bill Douglas

Cast

Hughie Restorick

as Tommy

Jean Taylor Smith

as Grandmother

Bernard McKenna

as Tommy's Father

Mr. Munro

as Jamie's Grandad

Paul Kermack

as Jamie's Father

Helena Gloag

as Father's Mother

Jessie Combe

as Father's Wife

William Carroll

as Father's Son

Anne McLeod

as Father's Girlfriend