Scrubbers

Mai Zetterling’s raw depiction of the relationships and rivalries in a closed girls’ borstal offers a gritty female flipside to Alan Clarke’s Scum, also written by Roy Minton. When Annetta (Chrissie Cotterill) and Carol (Amanda York) escape from a girls’ correctional facility, their freedom doesn’t last. Carol is thrilled to be sent to a closed borstal, hoping to reconnect with her lover Doreen (Debby Bishop) but she’s in for a nasty shock. Meanwhile, Annetta, who was desperate to see her daughter, is out for revenge, believing Carol has grassed her up. Mai Zetterling paints a raw depiction of power-play and rivalries in the borstal, offering a gritty female flipside to Alan Clarke’s Scum, also written by Roy Minton. The supporting cast includes Kathy Burke in her screen debut. Screening as part of our Mai Zetterling Retrospective Thanks to BFIUnited Kingdom, 1982PT1H33M152025-03-06

Amanda York

Chrissie Cotterill

Kathy Burke

Mai Zetterling

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Showtimes

March 6, 1:00 pm