《阿飞物语》以70年代的格拉斯哥为背景，Ned是那里人用来指“没教养的小阿飞”的骂人的话。影片主人公约翰是位上劲少年，但道路不是他自己能够选择。对于导演彼得·穆兰来说，题材很个人，但并非是一部自传电影。
影片在2010年西班牙圣巴斯蒂安电影节摘得最佳影片金贝壳与最佳男演员两项大奖。该片是穆兰继《青楼姐妹花》摘得威尼斯金狮后八年的首部制作，此前曾遗憾落选威尼斯，在多伦多也备受好评。

Four grown up children come together the night before the funeral of their mother in Glasgow. While Thomas sings a tribute in the local pub, a fight breaks out and Michael is stabbed. John wants to avenge his brother, while Thomas goes to chapel with his sister Sheila for an all-night vigil. Even here, though, is not safe, as a storm tears the roof from the church. Each sibling must find their own way to come to terms with their grief during a turbulent long, dark night of mishaps and misunderstandings. After an emotional and traumatic night, the siblings eventually reunite in grief.

城市一隅，颓废破败。顽皮孩子乔纳（Max McIlmunn 饰）看到哭泣的爱丽丝（Vicki Masson 饰），心生恐惧，躲进了被人丢弃的大冰箱里。乔纳的两个朋友欺负流浪汉查理（Laurie Ventry 饰），被爱丽丝的男友鲁迪（Gary Lewis 加里•刘易斯 饰）训斥。其中一个孩子恶作剧，盖上了冰箱门。鲁迪试图放出乔纳，但冰箱门卡住无法打开。
冰箱内的氧气将尽，乔纳渐渐失去意识，鲁迪和爱丽丝想尽一切办法，气急败坏的鲁迪愤然离去，只有爱丽丝守护者命运未卜的男孩。楼群里所有的人都在注视，所有的人又都无视……

Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.