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Scrubbers is a British film of genre Drama directed by Mai Zetterling released in USA on 1 february 1984 with Kathy Burke

Scrubbers (1983)

Scrubbers
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Released in USA 1 february 1984
Length 1h30
Directed by
Genres Drama
Rating56% 2.802312.802312.802312.802312.80231

Scrubbers is a 1983 British drama film directed by Mai Zetterling and starring Amanda York and Chrissie Cotterill. It was shot primarily in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. It was inspired by the success of the 1979 film Scum.

A novel based on the film, and also entitled Scrubbers, was written by Alexis Lykiard and published in London by W. H. Allen Ltd in 1982.

Synopsis

Two girls escape from an open borstal. Annetta (Chrissie Cotterill) wants to visit her baby daughter who is being raised in a convent. Carol (Amanda York) plans to be recaptured and sent to the closed borstal where her girlfriend Doreen is being held. Carol's plan works, but she is devastated to find that Doreen has a new girlfriend. Doreen and the girlfriend taunt Carol. Annetta is arrested at the convent and sent to the same closed borstal. She assumes Carol "grassed" her up and proceeds to plan her revenge. Inmate Eddie professes her love for Carol and offers protection, so Carol begins a relationship with her. Annetta's constant bullying attempts keep her in solitary confinement. When Eddie is released Carol loses her protection and Annetta plans another attack.

Actors

Kathy Burke

(Glennis)Eva Mottley

(Pam)Honey Bane

(Molly)Dana Gillespie

(Budd)Pauline Melville

(Crow)
And :
Pam St. Clement
Miriam Margolyes
Robbie Coltrane
Jane Freeman
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