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Sweet Sixteen

IMDb ID: tt0313670 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 7.4 (16,222 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama

Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Sweet Sixteen
Canada: Sweet Sixteen (English)
Germany: Sweet Sixteen
France: Sweet Sixteen
United Kingdom: Sweet Sixteen
Ireland: Sweet Sixteen (English)
India: Sweet Sixteen (English)
Italy: Sweet Sixteen
New Zealand: Sweet Sixteen (English)
United States: Sweet Sixteen
South Africa: Sweet Sixteen (English)
Turkey: Afili delikanlı (Turkish)
Canada: doux seize 2002 (French)
Argentina: Dulces dieciséis
Hungary: Édes kamaszkor
Spain: Felices dieciséis
Brazil: Felizes Dezesseis
Greece: Glyka dekaxi (transliterated title)
Finland: Huoleton nuoruus
Poland: Słodka szesnastka
Japan: SWEET SIXTEEN (Japanese)
Greece: Γλυκά δεκάξι
Russia: Милые шестнадцать лет
Bulgaria: Сладките 16 (Bulgarian)
Ukraine: Солодкі шістнадцять
Taiwan: 甜蜜十六歲
Солодкі шістнадцять
Content RatingRRelease Date2002-10-04Runtime106 minutesMetascore86IMDb Popularity0User Reviews82Critic Reviews83Countries / RegionsUnited Kingdom
Germany
Spain
LanguagesEnglish
Scots
Keywordsglasgow scotland
scottish accent
stolen car
drug dealing
drug dealer
Filming LocationsGlasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UKProduction CompaniesAlta Films
BBC Film
Road Movies Filmproduktion
Official SitesLions Gate Films (United States) - http://www.sweetsixteenmovie.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313670/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0313670.jpgUpdated At2025-08-04T13:36:08

Stars

Martin Compston
William Ruane
Annmarie Fulton
Michelle Abercromby
Michelle Coulter
Gary McCormack
Tommy McKee
Calum McAlees
Robert Rennie
Martin McCardie

Directors

Ken Loach

Writers

Paul Laverty

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Martin Compston | Character: Liam
Actor: William Ruane | Character: Pinball
Actor: Annmarie Fulton | Character: Chantelle
Actor: Michelle Abercromby | Character: Suzanne
Actor: Michelle Coulter | Character: Jean
Actor: Gary McCormack | Character: Stan
Actor: Tommy McKee | Character: Rab
Actor: Calum McAlees | Character: Calum
Actor: Robert Rennie | Character: Scullion
Actor: Martin McCardie | Character: Tony
Actor: Robert Harrison | Character: Tony's gang
Actor: George McNeilage | Character: Tony's gang
Actor: Rikki Traynor | Character: Tony's gang
Actor: Jon Morrison | Character: Douglas
Actor: Junior Walker | Character: Night-time
Actor: Gary Maitland | Character: Side-kick
Actor: Scott Dymond | Character: Davi-Vampire
Actor: Mark Dallas | Character: Pizza Boy
Actor: Stephen McGivern | Character: Pizza Boy
Actor: Robert Muir | Character: Pizza Boy
Actor: Matt Costello | Character: Motorbike Policeman
Actor: Sandy Hewitt | Character: Truck Driver
Actor: Mercy | Character: Three Legged Dog
Actor: Lily Smart | Character: Barmaid
Actor: Bruce Sturrock | Character: Caravan Site Manager
Actor: William Cassidy | Character: Mugger
Actor: Robert McFadyen | Character: Mugger
Actor: Stephen Purdon | Character: Mugger
Actor: Tony Collins | Character: Cold Pizza Man
Actor: Marie Shankley | Character: Woman on stairs
Actor: Louise Anderson | Character: Actress
Actor: Jackie Baker | Character: Actress
Actor: David Charles | Character: Actor
Actor: Donna Clark | Character: Actress
Actor: Robert Cowan | Character: Actor
Actor: Samuel Cowan | Character: Actor
Actor: Tracey Cowan | Character: Actress
Actor: Anastacia Davies | Character: Actress
Actor: James Doherty | Character: Actor
Actor: Daniel Donnelly | Character: Actor
Actor: Sally Fisher | Character: Actress
Actor: Lynn Gardiner | Character: Actress
Actor: Elizabeth Gatens | Character: Actress
Actor: Christopher Graham | Character: Actor
Actor: Michael Graham | Character: Actor
Actor: Martin Gribbin | Character: Actor
Actor: Darnell Hooks | Character: Actor
Actor: Thomas Hopkins | Character: Actor
Actor: Jean Keenan | Character: Actress
Actor: Ann Marie Lafferty | Character: Actress
Actor: Ann Lynch | Character: Actress
Actor: Gina McGee | Character: Actress
Actor: Tam McKinlay | Character: Pub landlord
Actor: Theresa McNeil | Character: Actress
Actor: Daniel McDermid | Character: Actor
Actor: Donald McPhil | Character: Actor
Actor: Robbie Meldrum | Character: Actor
Actor: Maryanne Melvin | Character: Actress
Actor: David Miller | Character: Actor
Actor: Len Mullen | Character: Actor
Actor: Summer Murray | Character: Actress
Actor: Eileen O'Connor | Character: Actress
Actor: Catherine O'Donaghue | Character: Actress
Actor: Sharon Owens | Character: Actress
Actor: Craig Park | Character: Actor
Actor: Jean Robertson | Character: Actress
Actor: Kieran Rowe | Character: Actor
Actor: Mary Scott | Character: Actress
Actor: Kenneth Shand | Character: Actor
Actor: John Simpson | Character: Actor
Actor: James Storey | Character: Actor
Actor: Brian Strachan | Character: Actor
Actor: Cherenay Strand | Character: Actress
Actor: Jackie Sutherland | Character: Actress
Actor: Kyle Turner | Character: Actor
Actor: Chris Walker | Character: Actor
Actor: Barry Cameron | Character: Clubber
Actor: Rene Costa | Character: Street busker

[Directors Group]
Name: Ken Loach | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Paul Laverty | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Michael André | Role: Producer
Name: Ulrich Felsberg | Role: Producer
Name: Peter Gallagher | Role: Producer
Name: Gerardo Herrero | Role: Producer
Name: Rebecca O'Brien | Role: Producer
Name: Luke Schiller | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: George Fenton | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Barry Ackroyd | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Jonathan Morris | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Martin Johnson | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Fergus Clegg | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Carole Millar | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Kamaura Eley | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sarah Fidelo | Role: Makeup Department

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Jim Chad | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: David Gilchrist | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Elaine Mackenzie | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Michael Queen | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Sandy Borthwick | Role: Art Department
Name: Phil Bowen | Role: Art Department
Name: Julie Ann Horan | Role: Art Department
Name: John C. Martin II | Role: Art Department
Name: William Maxwell | Role: Art Department
Name: Alex Robertson | Role: Art Department
Name: Danny Sumsion | Role: Art Department
Name: Ben Johnson | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Julie Ankerson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ray Beckett | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kieran Boyne | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kevin Brazier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robert Brazier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Wayne Brooks | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Fewell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Graham V. Hartstone | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Murphy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mark Sheffield | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Wolf Bosse | Role: Special Effects
Name: Perry Costello | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Duc Minh Tran | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Stuart Clark | Role: Stunts
Name: George Cottle | Role: Stunts
Name: Jim Dowdall | Role: Stunts
Name: Dave Fisher | Role: Stunts
Name: Richard Hammatt | Role: Stunts
Name: Paul Heasman | Role: Stunts
Name: Derek Lea | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Joss Barratt | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Julie Bills | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert Fernandes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Carl Hudson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Murphy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Georg Nonnenmacher | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rudolph Rajendra | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Julia Robinson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Deidre Johnston | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Paul Clegg | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Shuna Frood | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Anthony Morris | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Brian Kaczynski | Role: Location Management
Name: Beverley Syme | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Simon Chamberlain | Role: Music Department
Name: George Fenton | Role: Music Department
Name: Isobel Griffiths | Role: Music Department
Name: Tom Jenkins | Role: Music Department
Name: Steve Price | Role: Music Department
Name: Jamie Talbot | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Abigail Howkins | Role: Production Department
Name: Beverley Murray | Role: Production Department
Name: Leigh Pickford | Role: Production Department
Name: Heidi Philipsen | Role: Production Department
Name: Jona Wirbeleit | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Susanna Lenton | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Willie Kelly | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Tim Schau | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Mario Simon | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Adam Alexander | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joanna Ashton-Jones | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Emma Bedford | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew Bonner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Denise Booth | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andy Boyd | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Martin Butterworth | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brian Collins | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Frank Graf | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elizabeth Hurley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Lemus | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hailon Li | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Valentina Lori | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lucy Marr | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pamela Marshall | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Campbell Mitchell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karin C. Müller | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marie A. Nazar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Volker Otte | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lee Porter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rainer Pyls | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Virginia Romero | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ute Schneider | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kai-Peter Uhlig | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Sweet Sixteen | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi328007961/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi328007961/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563720156587.mp4?Expires=1788297652&Signature=oyfui3ea7VnkMpyTi4lVdOBB63C-I1zaxwCgW0dcs83K6CLM15P1k0yXgTHQyLJFnERQ9yMze9WXBrepZOt42G9P0nD4t-SotZWTC7LDajnUl5CoEEpG8hREKpDPn6cozzBEBUZZYik1Lhfo8KMJlKmyCsRWCJREWh5DUpADckGktttCv10o~mSUGZiVA5pPMg7CQAbZ8NAC3f5OSbcdVp2XCuqQcHTx-XhyTE1vuml3cbKRBMRY~KWrGx0d77nsdZk1tThPm8qRRUI20vIPKmeCEQ6rkdhuyUyr6-WPdyCFEpl2qL8YrU4xANCJK8kI5i09Y1w7HfTU~tcgAFB4nQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Sweet Sixteen | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4019454233/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4019454233/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564182749096.mp4?Expires=1788297652&Signature=D6DnEIOgQ-HNAKyd-i1~QcpxRL9k2lnOFzbwn6FMGOUjEzula9StmxIsFZXGHUlWtDyB1rMVc~KUvPyVfgoxNPw4-wxadSWMsKMqCYXc5H5PhuZXscWYL5efUcHz5B5KrShRsAsEOKJVHfzEJp1X4FBs~KlBApBCBzDzbglwi3j7tQdvdd2O2B7yH1Ia88-eAg1haYz0j3v~x3cw0bkMWhOjA0zyt0lxA4cKPREg1uVTLBmycxor5NQlbdFNuo~VrxV26dpCYQu9xymfHV~XFkXw8uMj4fX3V~If1aZqiI1fbHXuF7n-JMjXUhoF1jpJVFAS1hXdOzwTbedIOdV3NA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

France: May 21, 2002 (Cannes Film Festival, premiere)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: August 19, 2002 (Sarajevo Film Festival)
Canada: September 7, 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: October 4, 2002
Ireland: October 4, 2002
France: October 9, 2002 (Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish and British Film)
Spain: October 27, 2002 (Valladolid International Film Festival)
United States: November 14, 2002 (AFI Fest)
Greece: November 22, 2002
Poland: December 2, 2002 (Lódz Camerimage Film Festival)
France: December 11, 2002
Japan: December 28, 2002 (Tokyo)
Spain: January 10, 2003
Sweden: January 10, 2003
United States: January 12, 2003 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
Israel: January 17, 2003
Italy: February 21, 2003
Belgium: March 5, 2003
Czech Republic: March 7, 2003 (European Union Film Festival)
United States: March 25, 2003 (Cleveland International Film Festival)
Australia: March 27, 2003
Denmark: March 28, 2003 (NatFilm Festival)
Switzerland: April 3, 2003 (German speaking region)
United States: April 10, 2003 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
Netherlands: May 8, 2003
United States: May 10, 2003 (Tribeca Film Festival)
United States: May 16, 2003 (limited)
Canada: June 19, 2003
Slovakia: June 23, 2003 (Art Film Festival)
Germany: June 26, 2003
New Zealand: July 20, 2003 (Auckland International Film Festival)
Denmark: August 22, 2003
Iceland: August 29, 2003 (British Film Festival)
Austria: September 12, 2003
Denmark: September 30, 2003 (Buster Children's Film Festival)
Turkey: October 17, 2003
Norway: September 10, 2004
Finland: June 22, 2006 (TV premiere)
Czech Republic: July 3, 2017 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)

Awards

Nominee | 2004 | Bodil Awards | Bodil | Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film) | Ken Loach, Sweet Sixteen
Nominee | 2003 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | ALFS Award | British Film of the Year | Sweet Sixteen
Winner | 2003 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | ALFS Award | British Newcomer of the Year | Martin Compston, Sweet Sixteen | Tied with Keira Knightley for Bend It Like Beckham (2002).
Nominee | 2003 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | ALFS Award | British Screenwriter of the Year | Paul Laverty, Sweet Sixteen
Winner | 2002 | Cannes Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Paul Laverty, Sweet Sixteen
Nominee | 2002 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Ken Loach, Sweet Sixteen
Nominee | 2002 | European Film Awards | European Film Award | European Actor | Martin Compston, Sweet Sixteen
Nominee | 2002 | European Film Awards | European Film Award | European Director | Ken Loach, Sweet Sixteen
Nominee | 2002 | European Film Awards | European Film Award | European Screenwriter | Paul Laverty, Sweet Sixteen
Nominee | 2002 | European Film Awards | EFA People's Choice Award | Best European Actor | Martin Compston, Sweet Sixteen
Winner | 2002 | European Film Awards | FIPRESCI Prize | Ken Loach, Sweet Sixteen
Winner | 2002 | BAFTA Awards, Scotland | BAFTA Scotland Award | Best Actor in a Feature Film | Martin Compston, Sweet Sixteen
Nominee | 2004 | Danish Film Awards (Robert) | Robert | Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film) | Ken Loach, Sweet Sixteen
Nominee | 2003 | César Awards, France | César | Best European Union Film (Meilleur film de l'Union Européenne) | Ken Loach, Sweet Sixteen | UK.
Winner | 2003 | International Cinematographers' Film Festival Manaki Brothers | Golden Camera 300 | Barry Ackroyd, Sweet Sixteen | Tied with Christopher Doyle for Hero (2002).
Nominee | 2003 | Empire Awards, UK | Empire Award | Best Newcomer | Martin Compston, Sweet Sixteen
Nominee | 2003 | Emden International Film Festival | Emden Film Award | Ken Loach, Sweet Sixteen
Winner | 2002 | British Independent Film Awards | British Independent Film Award | Best British Independent Film | Sweet Sixteen
Winner | 2002 | British Independent Film Awards | British Independent Film Award | Most Promising Newcomer | Martin Compston, Sweet Sixteen
Nominee | 2002 | British Independent Film Awards | British Independent Film Award | Most Promising Newcomer | William Ruane, Sweet Sixteen
Nominee | 2002 | British Independent Film Awards | British Independent Film Award | Best Director | Ken Loach, Sweet Sixteen
Nominee | 2002 | British Independent Film Awards | British Independent Film Award | Best Screenplay | Paul Laverty, Sweet Sixteen
Nominee | 2002 | Camerimage | Golden Frog | Barry Ackroyd, Sweet Sixteen
Winner | 2002 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Golden Spike | Best Film | Ken Loach, Sweet Sixteen | Unanimously.
Winner | 2002 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Best Director of Photography | Barry Ackroyd, Sweet Sixteen
Winner | 2003 | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Jury Award | Best International Film | Ken Loach, Sweet Sixteen
Nominee | 2004 | Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards | SIYAD Award | Best Foreign Film | Sweet Sixteen | 16th Place

Box Office

Australia: USD 23232
Germany: USD 27023
Spain: USD 498958
France: USD 1447940
United Kingdom: USD 1124374
Greece: USD 62800
Italy: USD 430223
New Zealand: USD 21978
Turkey: USD 8527
Domestic: USD 316319
Period: Jul 11 – 13, 2003 | Rank: 64 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 21 | Gross to date: USD 304676 | Interval gross: USD 16205 | Per theater average: USD 771
Period: Jul 4 – 6, 2003 | Rank: 78 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 18 | Gross to date: USD 279463 | Interval gross: USD 10720 | Per theater average: USD 595
Period: Jun 27 – 29, 2003 | Rank: 69 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 19 | Gross to date: USD 260247 | Interval gross: USD 12420 | Per theater average: USD 653
Period: Jun 20 – 22, 2003 | Rank: 60 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 20 | Gross to date: USD 236425 | Interval gross: USD 19861 | Per theater average: USD 993
Period: Jun 13 – 15, 2003 | Rank: 54 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 18 | Gross to date: USD 201010 | Interval gross: USD 26048 | Per theater average: USD 1447
Period: Jun 6 – 8, 2003 | Rank: 58 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 19 | Gross to date: USD 160529 | Interval gross: USD 25976 | Per theater average: USD 1367
Period: May 30 – Jun 1, 2003 | Rank: 59 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 12 | Gross to date: USD 122505 | Interval gross: USD 22698 | Per theater average: USD 1891
Period: May 23 – 26, 2003 | Rank: 52 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 9 | Gross to date: USD 88142 | Interval gross: USD 51882 | Per theater average: USD 5764
Period: May 16 – 18, 2003 | Rank: 66 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 26667 | Interval gross: USD 26667 | Per theater average: USD 8889