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- Much like the mystery of raining animals, the phenomenon of raining stones has a long historical record. One of the earliest accounts dates back to 1557, when Conrad Lycosthenes’s “Chronicles of Prodigies,” recounted a rain of stones resulting in the demise of both people and livestock.
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Raining Stones is a 1993 film directed by Ken Loach and starring Bruce Jones, Julie Brown, Ricky Tomlinson, Tom Hickey and Gemma Phoenix. It tells the story of a man who cannot afford to buy his daughter a First Communion dress, and makes disastrous choices in trying to raise the money.
Oct 8, 1993 · With Bruce Jones, Julie Brown, Gemma Phoenix, Ricky Tomlinson. This Ken Loach film tells the story of a man devoted to his family and his religion. Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion.
- (4.9K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Ken Loach
- 1993-10-08
Apr 29, 1994 · Bob, a desperate man in hard times, tries to raise money for his daughter's first communion dress. He faces various troubles and adventures with his friend Tommy and the local priest in this realistic and humorous film by the British director Ken Loach.
Jan 7, 2014 · Film4. 95.5K subscribers. Subscribed. 108. 30K views 10 years ago. On a housing estate in the north of England, a devoted but unemployed father (Bruce Jones) struggles to find the money...
- 2 min
- 30.9K
- Film4
Light-hearted and compassionate, Raining Stones is one of Ken Loach’s lesser-known films. It’s also one of his funniest, telling the story of an unemployed chancer trying to raise enough money to buy his daughter her first Communion dress.
- Anna Jaskolka
- Ken Loach
Rent Raining Stones on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. Bob (Bruce Jones) is a religious but poor man intent on earning enough cash to buy a new communion dress for his daughter.
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- Comedy, Drama
Comedy · Drama · Independent. Devoted but stubborn, an impoverished family man goes to extraordinary lengths in pursuit of an expensive new dress for his daughter’s First Communion. Subtitles: English. Starring: Bruce Jones Julie Brown Gemma Phoenix Ricky Tomlinson. Directed by: Ken Loach.
