Young Adam (2004) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2004 · 98 min · English

Directed by

David Mackenzie

Starring

Tilda Swinton, Ewan McGregor, Emily Mortimer

Budget

$6.4M

In 1950s Scotland, a young man known for his quiet intensity leads a solitary life, haunted by a mysterious past. He becomes entangled in a passionate and dangerous affair with a woman who is unhappily married. Their relationship threatens to disrupt her conventional life and exposes a web of secrets and unspoken desires. As their connection deepens, the lines between reality and illusion become increasingly blurred, leading to unexpected consequences.