# Scum (1979)

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**Runtime**: 96 min
**Genres**: Drama, Crime
**Directed by**: Alan Clarke
**Written by**: Roy Minton
**Starring**: Ray Winstone, Mick Ford, Julian Firth, John Blundell, Phil Daniels, John Judd

> *In Borstal, survival rules!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You survive in a brutal British reform school, but harsh realities escalate tensions. The system tests them. Clarke's direction leaves with a lasting sense.

**Mood tags**: gut-punch, raw

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