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Trainspotting ( Blu-ray )

A gritty, graphically painful and, at times, blackly funny look at a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh, Scotland focusing on one young man as he repeatedly tries to kick his drug habit. The fine cast includes Ewan McGregor, Johnny Lee Miller and Kelly Macdonald. Based on a novel by Irvine Welsh.

Year: 1995
Genre: Alice's 500 Greatest Films, Drama, Cult Films / After Dark, High Times, Counterculture, Best of the 1990s, Empire Mag's Greatest 201, Black Humour, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die), Blu-ray Discs
Country: UK
Director: Danny Boyle
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle
Duration: 94 Minutes
Rating: R18
8.2/10
Location in store: Alice's 500 Greatest Films

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