After the banning of their original 1977 BBC TV version, director Alan Clarke (The Firm) and writer Roy Minton (Funny Farm) set out to remake their drama for the big screen to ensure that their vision got the audience it deserved. The resulting film was an even more vitriolic portrait of a corrupt and violent institution which stunned cinema audiences and caused outrage.Uncompromising in its depiction of everyday violence, retribution, suicide and sexual assault, Scum remains a cornerstone of the British realist cinema movement, and a savage and still shocking indictment of institutionalised violence and abuse.2K restoration from the original negative, newly re-graded and approved by director of photography Phil MéheuxOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with actor Ray Winstone and film critic Nigel Floyd (2006)No Luxuries (2019, 20 mins): actor Mick Ford looks at his character of Archer and his working relationship with director Alan ClarkeAn Outbreak of Acting (2019, 16 mins): actor R