Dear friends,
In another special edition email, I want to share with you this excellent but little-known Scottish movie.
Tomorrow, you’ll receive the mid-week TV show pick (we alternate every week between a movie pick and a TV pick on Wednesdays).
Neds
On Amazon Prime U.S. and Tubi (for free). In English.
This coming-of-age drama is about John McGill, a brilliant student with a promising future who becomes a thug. More specifically, he becomes a Ned: a Non-Educated Delinquent, a derogatory term applied to small-time criminals in Scotland.
His story takes place in 1970s Glasgow. A lot pushes John to make this transition: bad parenting, bullying and an early brush with crime life through his older brother. Directed by and starring Peter Mullan (Trainspotting, Westworld).
Alternatives you might like
King Jack on Netflix, a recent newsletter pick, is another great coming-of-age drama. Except, instead of Scotland, King Jack takes place in rural America.
In more privileged surroundings but not any less dark, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, now on Netflix, is about a quiet and anxious 15-year-old who gets introduced to the world by two older high-school mates. With Emma Watson.
Talk tomorrow,
Bilal