Set in gritty, late 80s Edinburgh, Scotland, the story of smart, fu...
Set in gritty, late 80s Edinburgh, Scotland, the story of smart, funny, sickly, heroin addict Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) and his so-called friends - a bunch of losers, liars, psychos, thieves, junkies. Hilarious but harrowing, the film charts the disintegration of their friendship as they proceed, seemingly inevitably, towards self-destruction. Mark alone has the insight and opportunity to esc...
Set in gritty, late 80s Edinburgh, Scotland, the story of smart, funny, sickly, heroin addict Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) and his so-called friends - a bunch of losers, liars, psychos, thieves, junkies. Hilarious but harrowing, the film charts the disintegration of their friendship as they proceed, seemingly inevitably, towards self-destruction. Mark alone has the insight and opportunity to escape his fate, but does he really want to "choose life"?