The Acid House

The Acid House

6.2IMDb Score
Released:1998-12-31
Duration:107 min
Director:Paul McGuigan
Actors:Ewen Bremner, Kevin McKidd, Stephen McCole, Jemma Redgrave, Martin Clunes
Production:Picture Palace North, Umbrella-Rosenblum Film Production, Film4 Productions

Overview:

A surreal triptych adapted by "Trainspotting" author Irvine Welsh from his acclaimed collection of short stories. Combining a vicious sense of humor with hard-talking drama, the film reaches into the hearts and minds of the chemical generation, casting a dark and unholy light into the hidden corners of the human psyche.

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