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3''The Angels' Share'' is a 2012 Scottish film directed by Creator/KenLoach and written by Paul Laverty. It stars Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, William Ruane, Gary Maitland, Jasmin Riggins, and Siobhan Reilly. The film won the Jury Prize of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
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5Robbie is a jobless and violent young man from [[UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} Glasgow]] who narrowly avoids a prison sentence. He is soon to be father and determined to turn over a new leaf and when he and his friends from the same community payback group visit a whisky distillery, a route to a new life becomes apparent. At a tasting session, the group learns about a cask of priceless malt whisky set to go on auction soon, and plans to steal it. They dress in kilts as "nobody ever suspects someone wearing a kilt".
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7!!This movie provides examples of:
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9%%* TheAlcoholic: Albert
10%%* AlcoholInducedIdiocy: Albert
11%%* TheCaper
12* TheDitz: Albert. Proves to be a GeniusDitz later on.
13* DumbassHasAPoint: Actually, Albert has two points: he has got the idea to wear kilts and he guesses that the price of the bottles should be higher if some of them are destroyed.
14* FeudingFamilies: Robbie's father and Leonie's father fought each other in the past.
15* KitchenSinkDrama: It's a Ken Loach film, what did you expect?
16%%* {{Lovable Rogue}}s
17%%* ManInAKilt
18%%* MetaCasting: Paul Brannigan
19* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Albert smashes two out of the four bottles containing the priceless malt whisky]].
20* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Mo is the only female character in the team.
21%%* StarCrossedLovers: Robbie and Leonie
22%%* StickyFingers: Mo
23* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: We know Robbie's plan will work out because, as he begins to explain it to the others, the camera zooms out and his words are no longer audible.
24%%* ViolentGlaswegian: Robbie

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