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