Sweet Sixteen
Turkish title: Afili delikanlı
“Life... it's about to hit the fan!”
2002 · 1 h 46 min
Directed by 
Ken Loach
Ken LoachCast
Martin CompstonCredits
Written by: 
Paul Laverty
Plot
A teenager in Greenock dreams of a home for his mother.
Sinekatalog’s take
Ken Loach's drama of a Greenock teen chasing a dream of a home for his mother is tough and tender. Martin Compston is superb, and the film is a raw, compassionate look at how poverty shapes choices.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (15,309 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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