RiffRaff is a 1991 British film directed by Ken Loach, starring Robert Carlyle and Ricky Tomlinson the latter plays, and was in real life, a builder. It won the 1991 European Film Award Best Picture award.
Patrick Stevie Logan is sleeping rough in London and seeks employment on a building site. Learning that he is homeless, Stevies new workmates Larry, Mo and Shem volunteer to find him an empty flat to squat in on a nearby housing estate.Stevie meets struggling Irish actress and singer Susan Emer McCourt when he finds and returns a handbag belonging to her. This chance encounter leads to a turbulent relationship. ........
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