The Slab Boys

29 Aug 1997 (UK)

Paisley, Scotland, in 1957. Three working-class lads look forward to the staff dance at the local carpet factory. Exuberant social piece of observation cinema that concentrates on the boys’ obsessions with lust, music and ’getting out’.

Paisley, Scotland, in 1957. Three working-class lads look forward to the staff dance at the local carpet factory. Exuberant social piece of observation cinema that concentrates on the boys’ obsessions with lust, music and ’getting out’.

Director: John Byrne
Writer: John Byrne
Stars: Robin Laing / Russell Barr / Bill Gardiner / Louise Berry / Julie Wilson Nimmo
Genre: Drama
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