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Theatrical Release Date:
07/19/1996
DVD Release Date:
03/25/1998
Run Time:
94min.
Starring:
Director(s):
Distributor(s):
Miramax
MPAA Rating:
R for graphic heroin use and resulting depravity, strong language, sex, nudity and some violence.
Genre(s):
Drama
Plot: Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor), a young man with few prospects and fewer ambitions, lives in economically depressed Edinburgh. Like most of his friends, Renton is a heroin addict who loves the drug's blissful nothingness; financing his habit also ... Read More
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