---
title: 'Nil by Mouth (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gary Oldman'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 128
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/nil-by-mouth-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119792/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nil by Mouth (1997)

1997 · R · 128 min · Drama · United Kingdom, France


## Synopsis

Nil by Mouth is a 1997 drama film written, produced and directed by Gary Oldman. His debut as a filmmaker, it portrays the life of a dysfunctional, working-class family in South East London, partly inspired by Oldman's own upbringing. It stars Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Charlie Creed-Miles, Laila Morse and Edna Doré. The score was composed by Eric Clapton.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gary Oldman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-oldman)
- **Screenplay:** [Gary Oldman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-oldman)
- **Producer:** [Gary Oldman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-oldman), [Luc Besson](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-besson), [Douglas Urbanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-urbanski)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Eric Clapton](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-clapton)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ron Fortunato](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-fortunato)
- **Editor:** [Brad Fuller](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-fuller-2)

## Cast

- [Kathy Burke](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathy-burke)
- [Ray Winstone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-winstone)
- [Jamie Foreman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-foreman)
- [Charlie Creed-Miles](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-creed-miles)
- [Laila Morse](https://cinepixo.com/people/laila-morse)

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