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The Scum · LeviOsa

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The Scum

Drama1h 36m

🍅89%

🍅

89%

Tomatometer

🍿

92%

Popcornmeter

4.6

TMDB

Storyline

A string of miscalculated choices and the longing of a fresh start will drag Magda of the slums deeper and deeper into a tireless personal nightmare.

Trailers

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Details

DirectorKostas Andritsos

ReleasedOct 7, 1963

StatusReleased

Original languageGreek

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

Foinix Film

Cast

George Foundas

George Foundas

Manos

Maro Kodou

Maro Kodou

Magda 'Markisia'

Stephanos Stratigos

Stephanos Stratigos

Mihalis

Nikos Tsachiridis

Nikos Tsachiridis

Savvas

Rena Hristaki

Antzela Mihail

Pavlos Liaros

Pavlos Liaros

Ilias

Pavlos Katapodis

Pavlos Katapodis

Gina Voulgari

Gina Voulgari

Triana Margaritidi

Alekos Daropoulos

Alekos Daropoulos

Theodoros Dovas

Theodoros Dovas

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

6 fresh · 0 rotten

J

Justin Chang

RTLos Angeles TimesJul 6, 2017

The visual equivalent of spare, brilliant prose that occasionally bleeds (and bleeds and bleeds) into poetry.

A

Alan Scherstuhl

RTVillage VoiceJun 14, 2017

One of the great films about boys and violence ...

T

Tanner Tafelski

RTKinoscopeNov 18, 2018

It's a film that hammers home the depravity of institutionalization...

T

Ted Whitehead

RTThe SpectatorFeb 1, 2018

Alan Clarke's direction is hard, clear and utterly uncompromising, and the performances of his largely unfamiliar cast are so authentic and convincing as to make one flinch.

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Information

Title

The Scum

Released

Oct 7, 1963

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

Greece

Original Audio

Greek

Runtime

1h 36m

Status

Released

Studio

Foinix Film

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