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High Hopes

19891h 48m7.0/ 10 · TMDB · 103 votes
ComedyDrama

Working-class couple Shirley and Cyril are in conflict over whether they should have children, their problems with 'yuppies' moving into the neighbourhood and outpricing them, and the advent of Cyril's ageing mother's seventieth birthday.

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Directed by Mike Leigh

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Phil Davis
Phil Davis

Cyril Bender

Ruth Sheen
Ruth Sheen

Shirley

Edna Doré
Edna Doré

Mrs Bender

Philip Jackson
Philip Jackson

Martin Burke

Heather Tobias
Heather Tobias

Valerie

Lesley Manville
Lesley Manville

Lætitia Boothe-Brain

David Bamber
David Bamber

Rupert Boothe-Brain

Cheryl Prime

Martin's Girlfriend

Judith Scott

Suzi

Jason Watkins

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Film details

Released13 Jan 1989
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
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Linda Beckett
Linda Beckett

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