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Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen

Life... it's about to hit the fan!

Genres

CrimeDrama

OverView

Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.

Others

Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

6.991/10

Release Date

07 September 2002

Country

Germany

Cast

Martin Compston

Martin Compston

Liam

Annmarie Fulton

Annmarie Fulton

Chantelle

William Ruane

William Ruane

Pinball

Michelle Abercromby

Michelle Abercromby

Suzanne

Michelle Coulter

Michelle Coulter

Jean

Gary McCormack

Gary McCormack

Stan

Tommy McKee

Tommy McKee

Rab

Calum McAlees

Calum McAlees

Calum

Robert Rennie

Robert Rennie

Scullion

Martin McCardie

Martin McCardie

Tony

Jon Morrison

Jon Morrison

Douglas

Junior Walker

Junior Walker

Night-time

Rikki Traynor

Rikki Traynor

Tony's gang

Robert Harrison

Robert Harrison

Tony's gang

John Simpson

John Simpson

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