Release Date

01 Jan, 1985

Runtime

01:22: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Betty and her daughter Corinna are introduced to the harsh seacoaling way of life by Ray, an ex-seacoaler returning from a job with ICI. His offer of a caravan on a cliff top and promises of the Klondyke that awaits them at least seem preferable to the violent marriage she has left behind. The film sets Betty's struggle for survival against the wider struggles of the seacoaling community, surviving on the fringes of capitalism. Despite the exploitation by a local entrepreneur, run-ins with dole snoops and School Board men and the ever encroaching regulations of a hostile council, their lives retain a kind of anarchic romance, which is reflected in the film's lyrical style.

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Actors

Amber Styles

Corrina Stubbs

Benny Graham

Tom Hadaway

Martin Murray

Sammy Johnson

Steve Trafford

Mo Harrold

Gwen Doran

Trevor Critchlow

Val Waciak

Stan Robinson

Gordon Tait

John Cook

Rosie Laidlaw

Brian Laidlaw

Alison Laidlaw

Helen Laidlaw

Rockers Laidlaw

Nini Laidlaw

Ray Stubbs

Crew