Small Faces

Small Faces is a 1996 Scottish drama film directed by Gillies MacKinnon about gangs, specifically the Tongs, in 1960s Glasgow. It stars Iain Robertson, Joseph McFadden, Steven Duffy, Kevin McKidd, Laura Fraser, Mark McConnochie, Clare Higgins, Garry Sweeney, Colin McCredie and Alastair Galbraith. Plot Three teenage brothers – gang member Bobby, artistically-minded Alan and 13-year-old Lex – are growing up with their mother on Glasgow's South Side in 1968. Events which will have consequences for all concerned start to spiral out of control when Lex accidentally shoots Malky, the leader of the Garaside Tongs street gang, with an air gun. Cast Iain Robertson as Lex Maclean Joe McFadden as Alan Maclean (Credited as Joseph McFadden) Steven Duffy as Bobby Maclean Laura Fraser as Joanne Macgowan Garry Sweeney as Charlie Sloan Claire Higgins as Lorna Maclean Kevin McKidd as Malky Johnson Mark McConnochie as Gorbals Steven Singleton as Welch David Walker as Fabio Ian McElhinney as Uncle Andrew Paul Doonan as Jake Colin Semple as Dowd Colin McCredie as Doug Debbie Welsh as Rebecca