My Ain Folk

Name: My Ain Folk
Director: Bill Douglas
Released: 1973
Duration: 55 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Stephen Archibald, Hughie Restorick, Jean Taylor Smith, Bernard McKenna, Mr. Munro

1973 · 55 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 1,040 VOTES · DIR. Bill Douglas

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 319 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:21 Finish with it!

00:04:14 They're gonna take us away! They're gonna take us away!

00:07:05 All gone.

00:09:31 Hm?

00:12:02 ~ Swell the psalm of praise

00:16:34 (Urine trickles)

00:17:56 And l'll get you a clean blanket, so l will.

00:19:04 ..in all the wide world?

00:20:58 a docken leaf

00:25:33 He's wondering who l am.

00:27:25 Your mother was a very nice girl.

00:28:50 The home is not bad, so long as you learn to look out for yourself.

00:30:10 But l don't suppose it will be very long before you start work.

00:31:27 Is it? That's not so bad, then.

00:35:17 (Ukulele plays)

00:36:06 I'll kill you now!

00:37:38 TEACHER: The world. Now, who lives in the world?

00:38:13 PUPILS: A sphere.

00:38:46 Now, we're not the nearest one to the sun.

00:39:50 Not once.

00:42:34 You're a king.

00:45:47 Oh, for God's sake, what's going on?

00:46:23 - Stop pushing! - Away, woman, and shut your door!

Cast & Characters

Stephen Archibald Jamie Hughie Restorick Tommy Jean Taylor Smith Grandmother Bernard McKenna Tommy's Father Mr. Munro Jamie's Grandad Paul Kermack Jamie's Father Helena Gloag Father's Mother Jessie Combe Father's Wife William Carroll Father's Son Anne McLeod Father's Girlfriend

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed319

Dialogue density5.8 lines / min

First line00:02:21

Final line00:46:23

Production Record

DirectorBill Douglas

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes1,040