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Genre
  
Drama

Music director
  
Nitin Sawhney

Writer
  
Language
  
English

7/10
IMDb

Director
  
Initial DVD release
  
December 22, 2006 (Japan)

Duration
  

Country
  
UK

Pure (2002 film) movie poster

Release date
  
15 November 2002 (2002-11-15)

Initial release
  
May 2, 2003 (United Kingdom)

Cast
  
(Paul),
Vinnie Hunter
(Lee), (Louise), (Mel),

Similar movies
  
Four Christmases
,
Trainspotting
,
Requiem for a Dream
,
Something Borrowed
,
French Connection II
,
Drugstore Cowboy

Pure is a 2002 British film directed by Gillies MacKinnon. It starred Molly Parker, Harry Eden, David Wenham and Keira Knightley.

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Plot

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Following the death of her husband, 10-year-old Paul's mother Mel (Parker) comes to rely on an old friend, Lenny (Wenham), who is also a pimp and drug dealer. Soon Paul (Eden) must take care of both his mother and his younger brother. When Mel's friend and fellow user dies, Paul must confront the fear that has been gathering in the pit of his stomach: having lost his father, his mother too may abandon him due to her heroin addiction. Even with his limitations as a child, he takes action to stop this from happening. As this is happening, Paul befriends a pregnant Louise (Knightley), an older girl who is also a drug addict.

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Most of the film was shot on location in east London with West Ham United's Boleyn Ground (Upton Park) featuring prominently. As Paul is a West Ham supporter the team's anthem "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" is a key part of the film's soundtrack.

Cast

Pure (2002 film) movie scenes

  • Molly Parker as Mel
  • Harry Eden as Paul
  • David Wenham as Lenny
  • Keira Knightley as Louise
  • Vinnie Hunter as Lee
  • Marsha Thomason as Vicki
  • Geraldine McEwan as Nanna
  • Karl Johnson as Grandad
  • Gary Lewis as Detective Inspector French
  • Kate Ashfield as Social Worker Helen
  • Awards

    Berlin International Film Festival

  • Won: Manfred Salzgeber Award (Gillies MacKinnon)
  • Won: Manfred Salzgeber Award - Special Mention (Harry Eden)
  • Emden International Film Festival

  • Won: Emden Film Award
  • British Independent Film Awards 2003

  • Won: Most Promising Newcomer(Harry Eden)
  • References

    Pure (2002 film) Wikipedia
    Pure (UK film) IMDbPure (UK film) MetacriticPure (2002 film) themoviedb.org