Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is My Ain Folk easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does My Ain Folk end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is My Ain Folk scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is My Ain Folk violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

My Ain Folk

Name: My Ain Folk
Genre: Drama
Released: 1973
Duration: 55 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Stephen Archibald, Hughie Restorick, Jean Taylor Smith, Bernard McKenna, Mr. Munro

Directed by Bill Douglas

Produced by BFI

197355 min7.2 / 10

A harrowing, intimate portrait of childhood trauma and familial abandonment, told with unflinching autobiographical precision.

When Jamie's maternal grandmother dies, he and his brother Tommy are separated - Tommy is taken off to a welfare home and Jamie goes to live with his other grandmother and uncle. His life is far from happy, filled with silence, rejection and bouts of violence.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Depression and Complicity Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Emotional Downfall

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Neglect Autobiographical Child Neglect

Questions people ask

Is My Ain Folk sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is My Ain Folk easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does My Ain Folk end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is My Ain Folk scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is My Ain Folk violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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