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A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 80%, Metacritic 86/100. Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 87% of the 1,345 1980s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy. Their father was physically abusive to his wife and left the children emotionally traumatized. As a result, the children have grown into unhappy adults, looking for love they didn't receive when they were young.
Ratings
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
138 audience votes
Key crew
- Terence DaviesDirector
- Terence DaviesWriter
Cast
- Freda DowieMother
- Pete PostlethwaiteFather
- Angela WalshEileen
- Lorraine AshbourneMaisie
- Dean WilliamsTony
- Sally DaviesEileen as a child
- Susan FlanaganMaisie as a child
- Nathan WalshTony as a child
- Michael StarkeDave
- Debi JonesMicky
- Vincent MaguireGeorge
- Marie JellimanJingles
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