Kino Video have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Alan Clarke's Scum (1979), starring Ray Winstone, Mick Ford, and Julian Firth. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the United States on June 4th.
A landmark expose of Britain's violent reform schools, Alan Clarke's Scum is a controversial shock to the system. Originally made for TV in 1977, the BBC withheld the program from release, due to its intense depictions of suicide, rape and racism. Refusing to be censored, Clarke reshot the film as a theatrical feature in 1979, making his attack on the borstal system even more scathing, and it is the latter, more vitriolic version that is included on this disc.
Scum refers to the label slapped upon reform-school inmate Carlin (Winstone, Sexy Beast). When he isn't being beaten up by the other inmates, Carlin is being beaten down by the system. He rebels against this treatment and ''wins'' by becoming more vicious than any of his oppressors.
Special Features:
Mastered in HD from the original 35mm negative
5.1 Surround or 2.0 Stereo Sound
Audio commentary by Ray Winstone
Interview with producers Davina Belling and Clive Parsons