Trainspotting
classified 18"Still a cinematic drug of choice." The Guardian
A 4K restoration of Danny Boyle's multi-award winning, audaciously innovative and darkly comic classic on addiction, scams and survival.
Based on Irvine Welsh’s cult 1993 novel, Trainspotting charts the progress of young Edinburgh heroin addict (Ewan McGregor) and his so-called friends - a bunch of losers, liars, psychos, thieves and junkies. He kicks the habit, moves down to London and takes a semi-respectable job. But when one of his old friends turns up promising a financially lucrative drug deal, will good intentions be forgotten?
Supercharged with sulphurous humour and brutal recklessness, Trainspotting takes a pragmatic approach to drug use, capturing the exhausting, intensely uncomfortable daily routine of a group of heroin addicts.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Trainspotting and the BFI FAN Rip It Up season, join us after the Fri 16 Oct 20:00 for a post-screening celebration in the Café & Bar featuring DJ sets and activities, inspired by the Trainspotting soundtrack and British youth culture through the decades.
Bring your parents. Bring your older teens (so long as they're 18 or over). And party like it’s 1996…1986…1976 …and 1966!
- Trainspotting on Tue 20 Oct is part of our Cinébites deal: get 30% off any main dish in the Café & Bar with a valid ticket for Club Shed members.