Nicholas Lamont

Going Off Big Time is a comic and thrilling British crime film following the exploits of an unlikely gangster - starring Neil Fitzmaurice, Bernard Hill, Sarah Alexander, Vinnie Adams and Peter Kay. "Razor-sharp wit matched with razor-sharp violence. Comparisons with Tarantino are not unjustified." Total Film. "Tough, violent & compelling. An exciting & fast moving thriller" Daily Star

Terence Davies' lyrical hymn to childhood focuses on his memories of growing up in a working-class, Catholic family in post-war Liverpool. Eleven-year-old Bud finds escape from the greyness of 50s Britain through trips to the cinema and in the warmth of family life. But as he gets older, the agonies of the adult world, the casual cruelty of bullying, the tyranny of school and the dread of religion begin to invade his life.