Raining Stones
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Raining Stones is a 1993 British social-realist drama film directed by Ken Loach that follows a working-class father’s desperate efforts to provide for his family in economically depressed northern England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Raining Stones canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2351022 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Raining Stones Context triple: [Ken Loach, notableWork, Raining Stones]
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A.
Shakedown Street
Shakedown Street is a 1978 studio album by the Grateful Dead that blends rock, disco, and funk influences and includes the fan-favorite title track.
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B.
Chain of Fools
"Chain of Fools" is a classic 1967 soul song performed by Aretha Franklin, renowned for its powerful vocals, driving groove, and enduring influence in R&B music.
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C.
Breezin'
"Breezin'" is a 1976 smooth jazz and R&B album by guitarist and singer George Benson that became a major commercial breakthrough and is widely regarded as a classic of the genre.
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D.
Pipe Dream
Pipe Dream is a lesser-known 1955 Broadway musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, adapted from John Steinbeck’s works "Sweet Thursday" and "Cannery Row."
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E.
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere is Neil Young’s 1969 studio album with Crazy Horse, renowned for its raw, guitar-driven sound and classic tracks like “Cinnamon Girl” and “Down by the River.”
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Raining Stones Target entity description: Raining Stones is a 1993 British social-realist drama film directed by Ken Loach that follows a working-class father’s desperate efforts to provide for his family in economically depressed northern England.
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A.
Shakedown Street
Shakedown Street is a 1978 studio album by the Grateful Dead that blends rock, disco, and funk influences and includes the fan-favorite title track.
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B.
Chain of Fools
"Chain of Fools" is a classic 1967 soul song performed by Aretha Franklin, renowned for its powerful vocals, driving groove, and enduring influence in R&B music.
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C.
Breezin'
"Breezin'" is a 1976 smooth jazz and R&B album by guitarist and singer George Benson that became a major commercial breakthrough and is widely regarded as a classic of the genre.
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D.
Pipe Dream
Pipe Dream is a lesser-known 1955 Broadway musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, adapted from John Steinbeck’s works "Sweet Thursday" and "Cannery Row."
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E.
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere is Neil Young’s 1969 studio album with Crazy Horse, renowned for its raw, guitar-driven sound and classic tracks like “Cinnamon Girl” and “Down by the River.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ social-realist film ⓘ |
| award |
Jury Prize at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival
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linked to:
Special Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival
|
| cinematographyBy | Barry Ackroyd ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Ken Loach ⓘ |
| directorStyle |
naturalistic
ⓘ
politically engaged ⓘ |
| distributedBy | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jonathan Morris ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | 1993 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| follows | working-class father ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
social realism ⓘ |
| hasCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasDirector | Ken Loach ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | 15 (BBFC) ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacterName | Bob ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | unemployed labourer ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Catholic faith
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economic hardship ⓘ family responsibility ⓘ unemployment ⓘ working-class struggle ⓘ |
| musicBy | Stewart Copeland ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of working-class life in northern England
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social-realist style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
debt collection
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economically depressed community ⓘ informal labour ⓘ working-class Catholic community ⓘ |
| producer | Sally Hibbin ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Channel 4 Films
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linked to:
Film4 Productions
Parallax Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jim Allen ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| setInRegion | northern England ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raining Stones Description of subject: Raining Stones is a 1993 British social-realist drama film directed by Ken Loach that follows a working-class father’s desperate efforts to provide for his family in economically depressed northern England.
Referenced by (5)
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