Directed by:
Richard BillinghamScreenplay:
Richard BillinghamCinematography:
Daniel LandinCast:
Ella Smith, Justin Salinger, Tony Way, Sam Gittins, Richard Ashton, James Eeles, Jamie-Lee BeacherPlots(1)
Renowned photographer Richard Billingham makes his feature-film debut with this intricate family portrait, inspired by his own memories of growing up in the West Midlands in the late 70s and early 80s, and then his father and mother in the late 90s. Billingham revisits the figures of his earlier photographs — his alcoholic father Ray; his mother Liz; and his younger brother Jason — with a series of family vignettes where life, lived on the margins of society and societal taboos, can spiral out of control. (New Wave Films)
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To close this unadulterated wave of depression and life's confusion with the song "Good Thing" by Fine Young Cannibals was really powerful! Suddenly, one has the mistaken impression that one has seen a relaxing spectacle. And yet the opposite is true. Nevertheless, I must admit that Richard Billingham made a very fine debut, inspired by his unhappy memories of childhood and adolescence. (80%)
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