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Shoot for the Sun
Shoot for the Sun
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  2. Shoot for the Sun

Shoot for the Sun

1987
1h 23m
Drama
Crime

Status

Released

Release

1987

Runtime

1h 23m

Storyline

Set in the bleak backdrop of Edinburgh a low level drug dealer strives for making a living and surviving the natural elements of such an environment day to day.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 23m
Mar 16, 1987
Languages
English
Director
Ian Knox

Top Cast

29 Cast Members

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Dunny

Jimmy Nail

Jimmy Nail

Geordie

Billy McColl

Johnson

Sara Clee

Sara Clee

Sadie Johnson

Billy McElhaney

Fergie (the driver)

Bill Simpson

Mickey (Fergie's boss)

Bill Gavin

Old Man in Lift

Lizzie McKenzie

Geordie's Mum

Bill Barclay

Jukebox Drunk

Harry Walker

Chief Mourner

Michael MacKenzie

Michael MacKenzie

Barman

Joe Mullaney

Punk

Betty Bright

Mourner

Anne Lacey

Dancing Couple

John Ramage

Dancing Couple

Joseph Greig

Toilet Drunk

John Murtagh

John Murtagh

Pub Gang Leader

Gilly Gilchrist

Gilly Gilchrist

Pub Gang Member

Scott Johnston

Pub Gang Member

Paul Nivison

Pub Gang Member

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