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Raining Stones is a 1993 film directed by Ken Loach and starring Bruce Jones, Julie Brown, Ricky Tomlinson, Tom Hickey and Gemma Phoenix. It tells the story of a man who cannot afford to buy his daughter a First Communion dress, and makes disastrous choices in trying to raise the money.
Oct 8, 1993 · With Bruce Jones, Julie Brown, Gemma Phoenix, Ricky Tomlinson. This Ken Loach film tells the story of a man devoted to his family and his religion. Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion.
Apr 29, 1994 · Bob, a desperate man in hard times, tries to raise money for his daughter's first communion dress. He faces various troubles and adventures with his friend Tommy and the local priest in this realistic and humorous film by the British director Ken Loach.
Jan 7, 2014 · 109. 31K views 10 years ago. On a housing estate in the north of England, a devoted but unemployed father (Bruce Jones) struggles to find the money for a first communion dress...
Light-hearted and compassionate, Raining Stones is one of Ken Loach’s lesser-known films. It’s also one of his funniest, telling the story of an unemployed chancer trying to raise enough money to buy his daughter her first Communion dress. Desperate for the cash, he falls foul of ruthless loan sharks.
Feb 29, 2012 · Despite the unemployment, petty crime and crack that afflict their Lancashire housing estate, Bob (Jones) and wife Anne (Brown) remain staunch Catholics. Bob does odd jobs to put food on the table...
Directed by Ken Loach. Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money.
