Ray Winstone makes a mesmerising anti-hero in Gary Oldman's grim portrait of routine domestic violence in working-class Britain. Set in the grim surroundings of a South London tower block, Kathy Burke is heartbreakingly brilliant as the abused and battered wife of Winstone's volatile middle-aged loser. Hard-going but well worth it.
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ROOM AT THE TOP (1958)
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The story of an ambitious young clerk who abandons his real love so he can marry into a rich family. The first of the British "realist" pictures - films that dealt with working class people and the realities of the English class structure - as a change from cosey middle class drama.
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SECRETS AND LIES (1996)
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Secrets And Lies; time bombs that can shatter a family's respectable suburban veneer. But painful memories between an estranged mother and daughter slowly lead to a powerful friendship and healing force within their fractured family. Very funny, truthful and involving. Brilliantly acted and directed.
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