# Sweet Sixteen (2002)

> A restless Scottish teenager enters the drug trade to build a refuge for his imprisoned mother, only to find his protective dream tightening into a trap.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/916

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Director: Ken Loach
- Cast: Martin Compston, Annmarie Fulton, William Ruane, Michelle Abercromby, Michelle Coulter, Gary McCormack, Tommy McKee, Calum McAlees
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313670/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, gritty, harrowing, serious film night, social realism double feature

## Synopsis

A young man fights against the odds to reclaim his mother's freedom and find his own path.

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