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((Infobox film
| name = 16 Years of Alcohol
| image = 16 Years of Alcohol.jpg
| writer = Richard Jobson
| starring = [[Kevin McKidd]] <br />[[Iain De Caestecker]] <br />[[Susan Lynch]] <br />[[Ewen Bremner]] <br />[[Laura Fraser]] <br />[[Allison McKenzie]]
| director = [[Richard Jobson (television presenter)|Richard Jobson]]
| producer = Hamish McAlpine
| distributor = Metro Tartan
| released = ((Film date|df=yes|2003|08|14))
| country = Scotland
| runtime = 102 minutes
| language = English
| music = Keith Atack (score)<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.illegaleagles.com/keith-atack/ |title=The Illegal Eagles Keith Atack Profile Page |access-date=3 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220144701/http://www.illegaleagles.com/keith-atack/ |archive-date=20 December 2014 ))</ref>
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'''''16 Years of Alcohol''''' is a 2003 [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[Richard Jobson (television presenter)|Richard Jobson]], based on his semi-[[Autobiography|autobiographical]] 1987 novel.<ref>((cite web |title=16 Years of Alcohol (2003) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0331338/ |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=28 May 2012 ))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://www.richardjobson.com/product/16-years-of-alcohol/ |title=16 Years Of Alcohol (DVD) - Richard Jobson|publisher=|accessdate=23 March 2017))</ref> [[Kevin McKidd]] stars as Frankie, a violent [[Alcoholism|alcoholic]] who is partially based on Jobson and his brother.

==Plot==
The opening scene shows Frankie being beaten by a small group of men, and the rest of the film is shown as a [[Flashback (narrative)|flashback]] leading up to that point. The film is split into three sections: Frankie's troubled childhood, his violent adolescence as a ska-loving [[skinhead]] who commands a small gang, and a period of change, in which Frankie tries to believe in hope and love.

Frankie starts a relationship with Helen ([[Laura Fraser]]), a young woman who studies art and works in a record store. When the differences between them became too obvious, Helen breaks up with Frankie, and he joins [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] (or a similar program) and a theatre group along with Mary ([[Susan Lynch]]), a good-hearted alcoholic. This allows Frankie to exorcise some of his demons, and he loses his desire to fight. An incident in a [[pub]] leads Frankie to believe that Mary is cheating on him with the theatre group's director. This reignites doubts created by his parents a long time ago. Feeling deceived, Frankie rejects Mary without a valid reason. When he is preparing to drink a glass of scotch, he begins to muse how the past has destroyed his life up to this point and he decides to stay sober and call Mary to apologise. The events merge with the beginning of the film, and Frankie's former comrades chase and beat him up. Whether Frankie dies or not is left open to the viewer.

==Production==

The film is Jobson's first directorial effort, following a career as a [[television]] presenter on [[BSkyB]] and [[VH-1]], and as the vocalist for the 1970s [[punk rock]] band [[The Skids]].<ref name="tomatoes" /> At the 2003 [[British Independent Film Awards]], the film was nominated for best independent film, and [[Susan Lynch]] won the best supporting actor/actress category.

The movie was set and filmed in [[Edinburgh]] and [[Aberdour]].<ref>((cite web|last=Dawson|first=Tom|title=Movies-16 Years Of Alcohol (2004) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/06/22/sixteen_years_of_alcohol_2004_review.shtml |publisher=BBC|access-date=28 May 2012))</ref> The soundtrack features 1960s [[ska]] and [[Reggae genres#Early reggae|skinhead reggae]] acts such as [[Desmond Dekker]] and Claudette and the Corporation, as well as 1970s [[Rock music|rock]] bands such as [[Roxy Music]], [[Velvet Underground]], [[Iggy & The Stooges]] and [[The Skids]].

==Reception==
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has an approval rating of 80% based on reviews from 15 critics.<ref name="tomatoes">((cite web|title=16 Years of Alcohol (2003) |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/16_years_of_alcohol/ |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=1 May 2020 ))</ref> 
 
==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* ((IMDb title|0331338))
* [http://www.reel.com/reel.asp?node=features/interviews/jobson Interview with Jobson at reel.com]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A2872604 Interview with Jobson at Collective]
* [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/jun/20/features.review Interview with Jobson in the Guardian]

[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:English-language Scottish films]]
[[Category:2003 drama films]]
[[Category:2000s English-language films]]
[[Category:Films set in Scotland]]
[[Category:Films about alcoholism]]
[[Category:Alcohol in Scotland]]
[[Category:Skinhead films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Edinburgh]]
[[Category:2000s gang films]]
[[Category:Scottish drama films]]
[[Category:2000s British films]]

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