Beats

Directed by Brian Welsh

In 1994 Scotland, two teenage boys, best friends trapped by circumstances beyond their control, gamble it all to attend an illegal rave, yearning for a night that could transform their mundane lives.
Beats is a terrific Scottish coming-of-age film about two friends immersed in the illegal rave scene of the 1990s. Cristian Ortega and Lorn Macdonald are excellent, while Brian Welsh combines humour, music and political context to create something both exhilarating and unexpectedly moving.

Beats

Directed by Brian Welsh

In 1994 Scotland, two teenage boys, best friends trapped by circumstances beyond their control, gamble it all to attend an illegal rave, yearning for a night that could transform their mundane lives.

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Beats is a terrific Scottish coming-of-age film about two friends immersed in the illegal rave scene of the 1990s. Cristian Ortega and Lorn Macdonald are excellent, while Brian Welsh combines humour, music and political context to create something both exhilarating and unexpectedly moving.