Nil by Mouth poster

Nil by Mouth( 1997)

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Overview

The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Also in their family is Val and Billy's mother Janet and grandmother Kath. Billy is a drug addict and Raymond kicks him out of the house, making him live on his own. Raymond is generally a rough and even violent person, and that leads to problems in the life of the family.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ray Winstone

      Ray

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      Kathy Burke

      Valerie

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      Charlie Creed-Miles

      Billy

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      Laila Morse

      Janet

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      Edna Doré

      Kath

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      Chrissie Cotterill

      Paula

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      Jon Morrison

      Angus

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      Jamie Foreman

      Mark

    9. cast image

      Neil Maskell

      Schmuddie

    10. cast image

      Steve Sweeney

      Danny

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      Ronnie Fox

      Peter, pool player

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      John Blundell

      Man with Knife

    13. cast image

      Sam Miller

      Club Comic

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      Terry Rowley

      M.C. in Club

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      Leah Fitzgerald

      Michelle

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      Sydney Golder

      Old Guy in Window

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      Kenan Hudaverdi

      Laundrette Owner

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      Everton Nelson

      Street Violinist

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      Franc Ashman

      Club Singer

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      Ronnie Fox

      Peter

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon May 27 2024
    It's Kathy Burke who steals this for me with a powerfully emotional characterisation of "Valerie". She lives with her brutish husband "Raymond" (Ray Winstone) and her permanently geared-up brother "Billy" (Charlie Creed-Miles). None of the are strangers to drugs and to booze, but when her husband reckons his wastrel brother-in-law has pinched his stuff, he turfs him onto the streets where here resorts to his own mother "Janet" (Laila Morse) for a bed and a source of cash to feed his habit. 'Billy" is a bit of a thoughtless cretin and his behaviour leads to even more turmoil for his sister when ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    9000000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • london, england
    • heroin
    • violent husband
    • addiction
    • dysfunctional family
    • alcoholism
    • domestic violence
    • working class
    • drugs
    • mental illness