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Young Adam is a 2003 film based on a novel by Alexander Trocchi, about a drifter who finds a dead woman in a canal and has an affair with his boss's wife. The film features nude scenes, existential themes, and a Scottish setting in the 1950s.
- David Mackenzie
- 2 min
Young Adam is a 2003 British erotic drama film written and directed by David Mackenzie and starring Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan, Ewan Stewart and Emily Mortimer. The film is based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Alexander Trocchi . Plot. The film is set in Scotland in 1954.
A young drifter working on a river barge hides his knowledge of a dead woman found in the water and seduces the wife of his boss. The film explores his sociopathic and Oedipal personality and his past relationship with the victim.
May 16, 2003 · An amoral drifter (Ewan McGregor) has an affair with a woman (Tilda Swinton) stuck in a passionless marriage in 1950s Scotland.
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- Drama
- NC-17
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About this movie. arrow_forward. Set in 1950's Scotland, Ewan McGregor stars as Joe, a young drifter who finds work on a river barge owned by the down-to-earth Les and his enigmatic wife Ella....
