Nil by Mouth (film)

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Nil by Mouth is a 1997 drama film written, produced and directed by Gary Oldman in his debut as a filmmaker. It portrays the life of a dysfunctional working-class family in South East London, partly inspired by Oldman's upbringing. It stars Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Charlie Creed-Miles, Laila Morse and Edna Doré. The score was composed by Eric Clapton. Nil by Mouth was co-produced by Luc Besson's company EuropaCorp and distributed in the United Kingdom by 20th Century Fox under Fox Searchlight Pictures. It premiered at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, where Kathy Burke won the Best Actress Award. Nil by Mouth was nominated for four BAFTA Awards and won Best British Film and Best Original Screenplay. In 1999, the British Film Institute included it in its list of the Top 100 British films. In 2017, a poll of 150 actors, directors, writers, producers, and critics for Time Out ranked it the 21st-best British film.

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