James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.
William Eadie
Tommy Flanagan
Mandy Matthews
Michelle Stewart
Lynne Ramsay Jr.
Leanne Mullen
John Miller
Jackie Quinn
James Ramsay
Anne McLean
Craig Bonar
Andrew McKenna
Mick Maharg
James Montgomery
Thomas McTaggart