Cast
Douglas Henshall 
Gary Lewis Rosemarie Stevenson
Credits
Written by: 
Peter Mullan
Plot
Four siblings in Glasgow spend the night after their mother's death in a series of violent and darkly comic incidents.
Sinekatalog’s take
Peter Mullan's black comedy-drama follows four Glaswegian siblings on the night before their mother's funeral, through violence and absurdity. Dark, funny and touching, it is a wild, bruising portrait of grief.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (1,940 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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