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Scum
Scum
8.1
/10
553 Ratings

SCUM

Directed by Alan Clarke
United Kingdom, 1979
Drama, Crime

Synopsis

A young offender is sent to borstal (“reform school” in American terms) and faces the brutality and indifference of the guards. He manages to work his way to the top of the prisoner heap by his use of violence against the reigning inmates who attempt to intimidate him.

Synopsis

A young offender is sent to borstal (“reform school” in American terms) and faces the brutality and indifference of the guards. He manages to work his way to the top of the prisoner heap by his use of violence against the reigning inmates who attempt to intimidate him.