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High Hopes
UK 1989, 108 minutes
Dir. Mike Leigh
Rating: [M]
Genres: Drama / Black Comedy
Feat. Phillip Davis, Ruth Sheen
Aroview: Mike Leigh's excruciating portrait of a dysfunctional yet typical working-class family surviving in Thatcher's England. The blistering social commentary and broad black humour are laid on thick.
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4 stars (Very Good) Set during the Thatcher-era of social discontent and political upheaval, this slice-of-life look at a working-class family is both poignantly told and unconventional. Well worth a look. ~GenXGirl
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