ion ▁from ▁a ▁budget ▁of ▁only ▁$ 3 . 5   mill ion . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁film ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁out s old ▁by ▁T itan ic . ▁It ▁won ▁the ▁B AF TA ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Film , ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁for ▁Best ▁Picture , ▁Best ▁Director , ▁Best ▁Original ▁Screen play ▁and ▁Best ▁Original ▁Musical ▁or ▁Com edy ▁Sc ore , ▁winning ▁the ▁last . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁Film ▁Institute ▁ranked ▁The ▁Full ▁Mont y ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁best ▁British ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁later ▁adapted ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁musical ▁The ▁Full ▁Mont y , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁play ▁The ▁Full ▁Mont y . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁once - success ful ▁steel ▁mill s ▁of ▁She ff ield , ▁South ▁York shire , ▁have ▁shut ▁down ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁staff ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁redundant . ▁Form er ▁steel work ers ▁Gary ▁" G az " ▁Sch of ield ▁and ▁Dave ▁Hor se fall ▁have ▁res orted ▁to ▁ste aling ▁sc rap ▁metal ▁from ▁the ▁abandoned ▁mill s ▁to ▁sell . ▁Gaz ▁is ▁facing ▁trouble ▁from ▁his ▁former ▁wife ▁M andy ▁and ▁her ▁boy friend ▁Barry ▁over ▁child ▁support ▁pay ments ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁failed ▁to ▁pay ▁since ▁losing ▁his ▁job . ▁Gaz ' s ▁son ▁Nathan ▁lov es ▁his ▁father ▁but ▁wishes ▁they ▁could ▁do ▁more ▁" normal ▁stuff "