High Hopes
A provocative, original, slice-of-life Comedy-Drama about love, alienation and responsibility centred on a young laid-back working class couple, his aged mother and manic sister. Philip Davis, Ruth Sheen.
Year: 1988
Genre: Art House Cinema, Film Festivals 1990, Black Humour
Country: UK
Director: Mike Leigh
Starring: Philip Davis, Ruth Sheen, Edna Dore, Philip Jackson
Duration: 108 Minutes
Rating: R13 - Contains coarse language.
7.6/10
Location in store: Art House Cinema
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