Young Adam (film)

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Young Adam
Young Adam film poster
Directed by	David Mackenzie
Produced by	Jeremy Thomas
Written by	Alexander Trocchi (novel) David Mackenzie
Starring	Ewan McGregor Tilda Swinton Peter Mullan
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics (USA) Warner Bros. (UK)
Release date(s)	26 September 2003 (UK) 16 April 2004 USA)
Running time	93 min.
Language	English
Budget	6.4 million
IMDb profile

Young Adam is a 2003 film written and directed by David Mackenzie, based on the novel of the same name by Alexander Trocchi, which was first published in 1957. It is set in Glasgow, Scotland, in the 1950s and stars Ewan McGregor. It was rated NC-17 by the MPAA.

The film follows the exploits of Joe (played by McGregor), a young drifter who has ended up working on one of Glasgow's river barges. It deals with lust and sin, as one sees Joe moving from one brief affair to the next as he tries to get away from a guilty secret.

Young Adam garnered controversy because of its graphic sexual content, including a shot of Ewan McGregor's semi-erect penis; some critics felt the director used the scene for pure shock value rather than artistic merit.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Main cast

Ewan McGregor - Joe Taylor
Tilda Swinton - Ella Gault
Peter Mullan - Leslie 'Les' Gault
Jack McElhone - Jim Gault
Emily Mortimer - Catherine 'Cathie' Dimly
Therese Bradley - Gwen
Ewan Stewart - Daniel Gordon

[edit] Box Office

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Young Adam was released 41 theaters domestic the film grossed $767,373. Worldwide, the film grossed $2,561,820.[1]