Betty and her daughter Corinna are introduced to the harsh seacoaling way of life by Ray, an ex-seacoaler returning from a job with ICI. His offer of a caravan on a cliff top and promises of the Klondyke that awaits them at least seem preferable to the violent marriage she has left behind. The film sets Betty's struggle for survival against the wider struggles of the seacoaling community, surviving on the fringes of capitalism. Despite the exploitation by a local entrepreneur, run-ins with dole snoops and School Board men and the ever encroaching regulations of a hostile council, their lives retain a kind of anarchic romance, which is reflected in the film's lyrical style.
Tom Hadaway
Writer
Amber Styles
Betty
Corrina Stubbs
Corrina
Benny Graham
Joe
Tom Hadaway
Man in Dole
Martin Murray
Counter Clerk
Sammy Johnson
Ronnie
Steve Trafford
DHSS Investigator
Mo Harrold
Woman in Dole
Gwen Doran
Mother's Voice
Bastard Out of Carolina71%
Adopt a Highway66%
The Nest60%
Cardboard Boxer63%
Hungry Hearts65%
Salomé62%
Lorelei59%
La joven69%
Poor Cow63%
Gracie61%
Herself67%
Charm City Kings78%
Home67%
Babylon69%
Skin64%
Not Without Hope61%
Girl in the Box67%
O.G.59%
Strange Weather58%
Kisses71%
