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Young Adam (2003)

Movie Overview

Title Young Adam
Release Date 2003
Runtime 1h 38m
Language English
Genre Romance, Drama, Mystery, Suspence

Movie Cast

Actor | Actress Character
Ewan McGregor Joe Taylor
Tilda Swinton Ella Gault
Peter Mullan Les Gault, Ella's husband
Emily Mortimer Cathie Dimly
Therese Bradley Gwen
Ewan Stewart Daniel Gordon
Jack McElhone Jim Gault, Ella and Les's son
Stuart McQuarrie Bill
Rory McCann Sam
Pauline Turner Connie

Storyline

A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits

Movie Summary & Timeline

Timestamp Scene / Event
12:05 Joe (Ewan McGregor) shares breakfast with Ella (Tilda Swinton), her husband Les, and their son on the barge. Subtle tension begins to develop between Joe and Ella.
13:29 Joe tests the boundaries of his attraction to Ella. She resists his advances, leaving her husband unaware of what transpired.
15:29 Joe and Les go to a pub. Joe leaves early to meet Ella alone. Their private encounter grows more intimate away from the barge.
18:00 Joe and Ella’s relationship becomes physical outdoors before returning to the barge. Les notices nothing unusual when he returns.
28:40 At a riverside fair, Joe again separates from the family to see Ella in secret. She initially resists but gives in, visibly conflicted afterward.
41:39 Joe and Ella share a passionate kiss inside the barge while Les and their son remain outside, unaware.
50:50 Ella becomes bolder in her intimacy with Joe, even while Les is nearby, separated only by a wall.
51:26 Les goes to the pub, leaving Ella and Joe alone. Their growing recklessness leads to a confrontation when Les discovers them together. He chooses to leave rather than Joe.
55:41 Joe and Ella continue their affair in the barge, their bond deepening despite the turmoil around them.
1:08:45 Ella’s widowed sister comes to stay with them. Joe’s behavior becomes more complicated as new tensions arise.
1:18:20 Joe further pursues forbidden relationships, creating ripple effects that threaten to unravel the household.

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