IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
16 years of alcohol is about a skinhead named Frankie; his violent childhood, alcoholism and his love for Ska.16 years of alcohol is about a skinhead named Frankie; his violent childhood, alcoholism and his love for Ska.16 years of alcohol is about a skinhead named Frankie; his violent childhood, alcoholism and his love for Ska.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 9 nominations
Iain De Caestecker
- Frankie - Boy
- (as Iain De Caestaecker)
Lewis Macleod
- Frankie's Father
- (as Lewis MacLeod)
Noof Ousellam
- Rival Gang Boy 1
- (as Naoufal Ousellam)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- ConnectionsReferences Enter the Dragon (1973)
Featured review
Arguably, a bit better than Hallmark
Films about alcohol are usually depressing. They rob all the enthusiasm for life one might have in just a few hours and leave you staring into the void at the end, wondering what the point was. It's difficult to catalog them in any way, because a good "alcoholics movie" is one which swiftly flows along certain psychological retinues and steadily builds up to a mammoth of self deprivation.
However, this isn't truly a film about alcohol. It's more a film about getting a life (yes, Trainspotting), portrayed in a less imaginative way. It all gravitates around love and the end is helplessly tragic, but "Sixteen Years of Alcohol" isn't that bad. Some sweet imagery and photography might make it worth your time. Also, the story resides within the soul of everyone who suffers due to lack of purpose, not only those subdued to the magic liquor. It's a borderline movie: you may very well dislike it, because the storyline is crap. Like all those films which fit into this part of the movie-specter, "Sixteen..." has good and bad parts. Just to name one, I want to recall the "Clockwork Orange" scenes, which are a homage-like rip-off, that barely prove a point. Moreover, those scenes feel terribly frustrating.
All in all, it's not too bad and it could hardly have been better. No one need to watch it, but everyone is invited. Check out the party. 6/10
However, this isn't truly a film about alcohol. It's more a film about getting a life (yes, Trainspotting), portrayed in a less imaginative way. It all gravitates around love and the end is helplessly tragic, but "Sixteen Years of Alcohol" isn't that bad. Some sweet imagery and photography might make it worth your time. Also, the story resides within the soul of everyone who suffers due to lack of purpose, not only those subdued to the magic liquor. It's a borderline movie: you may very well dislike it, because the storyline is crap. Like all those films which fit into this part of the movie-specter, "Sixteen..." has good and bad parts. Just to name one, I want to recall the "Clockwork Orange" scenes, which are a homage-like rip-off, that barely prove a point. Moreover, those scenes feel terribly frustrating.
All in all, it's not too bad and it could hardly have been better. No one need to watch it, but everyone is invited. Check out the party. 6/10
helpful•77
- tributarystu
- Nov 5, 2004
- How long is 16 Years of Alcohol?Powered by Alexa
Details
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,046
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,863
- Mar 20, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $8,046
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content