David McKay’s Typical Vibe
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David McKay has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s.
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Two thirtysomethings, unemployed former alcoholic Joe and community health worker Sarah, start a romantic relationship in one of the toughest Glasgow neighbourhoods.
Dir. Ken Loach · With Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, David McKay

NEDs (Non Educated Delinquents) is the story of a young man’s journey from prize-winning schoolboy to knife-carrying teenager. Struggling against the low expectations of those around him, John McGill changes from victim to avenger, scholar to NED, altar boy to glue sniffer. When he attempts to change back again, his new reality and recent past make conformity near impossible and violent self determination near inevitable.
Dir. Peter Mullan · With Conor McCarron, Mhairi Anderson, Martin Bell

A young man upsets his Punjabi family when he falls in love with an Irish schoolteacher.
Dir. Ken Loach · With Atta Yaqub, Eva Birthistle, Shamshad Akhtar
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