Seacoal 1985
7.3 / 10
Seacoal
Betty and her daughter Corinna are introduced to the harsh seacoaling way of life by Ray, an ex-seacoaler returning from a job with ICI. His offer of a caravan on a cliff top and promises of the Klondyke that awaits them at least seem preferable to the violent marriage she has left behind. The film sets Betty's struggle for survival against the wider struggles of the seacoaling community, surviving on the fringes of capitalism. Despite the exploitation by a local entrepreneur, run-ins with dole snoops and School Board men and the ever encroaching regulations of a hostile council, their lives retain a kind of anarchic romance, which is reflected in the film's lyrical style.
Betty and her daughter Corinna are introduced to the harsh seacoaling way of life by Ray, an ex-seacoaler returning from a job with ICI. His offer of a caravan on a cliff top and promises of the Klondyke that awaits them at least seem preferable to the violent marriage she has left behind. The film sets Betty's struggle for survival against the wider struggles of the seacoaling community, surviving on the fringes of capitalism. Despite the exploitation by a local entrepreneur, run-ins with dole snoops and School Board men and the ever encroaching regulations of a hostile council, their lives retain a kind of anarchic romance, which is reflected in the film's lyrical style.
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Full Cast & CrewAS
Amber Styles... Betty
... Corrina
BG
Benny Graham... Joe
TH
Tom Hadaway... Man in Dole
... Counter Clerk
... Ronnie
Release Date:
Jan 01, 1985 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 22`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
Cast & Crew of
Seacoal
Cast
AS
Amber Styles... Betty
... Corrina
BG
Benny Graham... Joe
TH
Tom Hadaway... Man in Dole
... Counter Clerk
... Ronnie
... DHSS Investigator
MH
Mo Harrold... Woman in Dole
GD
Gwen Doran... Mother's Voice
... Critch
VW
Val Waciak... Val
... Stan
GT
Gordon Tait... Taity
JC
John Cook... John
... Rosie
... Brian
... Alison
... Helen
... Rockers
NL
Nini Laidlaw... Nini
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Seacoal
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