Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their "signing on" for unemployment benefits. Some coworkers help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who's struggling to be a professional singer.
CountryGreat Britain
Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
Production year1991
World premiereJune 21, 1991
Release date
June 21, 1991
Canada
18A
January 9, 1992
Germany
June 21, 1991
Great Britain
November 12, 1992
Netherlands
February 12, 1993
USA
Also known as
Riff-Raff, Отбросы общества, Lim-lom, Olos, Riff Raff, Riff-raff, Riff-Raff - Meglio perderli che trovarli, Ριφ-Ραφ, Измет, リフ・ラフ