Peter Mullan’s “NEDS” is a tragic tale about a boy’s journey to adulthood that poses the question of whether we are defined by our social status or defined by our actions. “NEDS” or “Non-Educated Delinquents” is Mullan’s third outing in the writer-director’s chair, and while there are a few out-of-place ideas, it is a powerful tale. It begins with 10-year-old John McGill (Greg Forest) starting at a new school. He is upset because he’s put in a remedial class even though he has the academic achievements to be in the advanced class. After complaining to the headmaster, John is given the opportunity to move up. The two top-scoring students in the remedial class will be swapped with the two lowest-scoring students of the advanced class. This scene sets up the kind of person that John wants to be, but it isn’t completely clear why he wants to be that way.
NEDS
NEDS
NEDS
Peter Mullan’s “NEDS” is a tragic tale about a boy’s journey to adulthood that poses the question of whether we are defined by our social status or defined by our actions. “NEDS” or “Non-Educated Delinquents” is Mullan’s third outing in the writer-director’s chair, and while there are a few out-of-place ideas, it is a powerful tale. It begins with 10-year-old John McGill (Greg Forest) starting at a new school. He is upset because he’s put in a remedial class even though he has the academic achievements to be in the advanced class. After complaining to the headmaster, John is given the opportunity to move up. The two top-scoring students in the remedial class will be swapped with the two lowest-scoring students of the advanced class. This scene sets up the kind of person that John wants to be, but it isn’t completely clear why he wants to be that way.