My Childhood 1972

Runtime

47 mins

Language

English

English

The opening film of Bill Douglas’s celebrated trilogy returns to his bleak childhood in early‑1940s Scotland. As an eight‑year‑old living on the breadline in a destitute mining village with his half‑brother and a sick grandmother, his sole refuge is the cinema, which he finances by collecting and returning empty jam jars. The picture portrays that fragile escape against relentless poverty.

The opening film of Bill Douglas’s celebrated trilogy returns to his bleak childhood in early‑1940s Scotland. As an eight‑year‑old living on the breadline in a destitute mining village with his half‑brother and a sick grandmother, his sole refuge is the cinema, which he finances by collecting and returning empty jam jars. The picture portrays that fragile escape against relentless poverty.

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1955

Reliance MU3RV

Bedford

1965

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Harvester 434

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