Beats

    Genre
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    101 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2019
  • |
    • Countries
    United Kingdom
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Brian Welsh
WRITTEN BY:
Brien Welsh, Keiran Hurley
CAST INCLUDES:
Cristian Ortega, Lorn Macdonald, Laura Fraser

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

"[A]n infectiously enjoyable slice of knockabout nostalgia that wears its TRAINSPOTTING heritage proudly on its rough-edged tartan sleeve," raves the Hollywood Reporter. Rated an impressive 98% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, Brian Welsh's BEATS is "a hands-in-the-air joyride" (Time Out) with impeccable performances and a toe-tapping soundtrack, set on the backdrop of 1990s Scotland. It follows two friends who head out for a final night of partying before they go their separate ways.

SYNOPSIS

Two teenage boys in Scotland in 1994, best friends with no control over their lives, risk everything to attend an illegal rave, hoping for the best night of their boring lives.

Beats

    Genre
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    101 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2019
  • |
    • Countries
    United Kingdom
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Brian Welsh
WRITTEN BY
Brien Welsh, Keiran Hurley
CAST INCLUDES
Cristian Ortega, Lorn Macdonald, Laura Fraser
"[A]n infectiously enjoyable slice of knockabout nostalgia that wears its TRAINSPOTTING heritage proudly on its rough-edged tartan sleeve," raves the Hollywood Reporter. Rated an impressive 98% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, Brian Welsh's BEATS is "a hands-in-the-air joyride" (Time Out) with impeccable performances and a toe-tapping soundtrack, set on the backdrop of 1990s Scotland. It follows two friends who head out for a final night of partying before they go their separate ways.

Two teenage boys in Scotland in 1994, best friends with no control over their lives, risk everything to attend an illegal rave, hoping for the best night of their boring lives.

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