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Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Welsh, Irvine (Author)
Corporate Authors: Channel Four Films (Firm), Channel Four (Great Britain), Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Other Authors: Boyle, Danny (Director), Macdonald, Andrew, 1966- (Producer), Hodge, John, 1964- (Screenwriter), McGregor, Ewan, 1971- (Actor), Bremner, Ewen (Actor), McKidd, Kevin (Actor), Miller, Jonny Lee (Actor), Carlyle, Robert, 1961- (Actor), MacDonald, Kelly, 1976- (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:English soundtrack; with optional English and Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2011?]
Edition:Collector's ed.; widescreen; Blu-ray + Digital copy.
Subjects:
Drug addicts > Scotland > Edinburgh > Drama.
Young men > Scotland > Edinburgh > Drama.
Heroin abuse > Drama.
Edinburgh (Scotland) > Drama.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
Item Description:Imprint from www.blu-ray.com
Release date: Sep. 13, 2011.
Originally released as motion picture in 1996.
Based on the book by Irvine Welsh.
Special features include audiocommentary by Danny Boyle, Andrew MacDonald, John Hodge and Ewan McGregor; featurettes Trainspotting retrospective and The making of Trainspotting, deleted scenes, theatrical trailers, gallery and Cannes printed glossary of terms, chapter search, unused scenes and interviews.
Digital copy on separate disc inserted in container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 disc (4 3/4 in. )
Format:Blu-ray disc; region A; 1080p HD; aspect ratio: 6:9 (1.85:1), widescreen; 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio sound format; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rating: R; for graphic heroin use and resulting depravity, strong language, sex, nudity and some violence.
Awards:BAFTA Film Award, 1996 : Best Screenplay, Adapted (John Hodge). Seattle International Film Festival, 1996: Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film, Best Director (Danny Boyle).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Brian Tufano ; editor, Masahiro Hirakubo.