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Plot

Bob (Bruce Jones) lives with his wife Anne (Julie Brown) and his daughter Coleen (Gemma Phoenix) in a poor English town. Bob scrapes by with whatever odd jobs come his way -- working as a bouncer, stealing green turf, cleaning septic tanks. Although Bob has no money and is living on the dole, he is determined to buy his daughter a dress for her first communion. The local parish priest (Tom Hickey) suggests that Bob settle cheaper and get a second-hand dress for Coleen's communion. But Bob will have none of that. Bob wants a new dress for his daughter, and no matter what it takes he will get a dress for her. Unfortunately, Bob has only murky ideas about how to earn the money to buy it.
MPAA Rating:
Not Rated
Genre(s):
Comedy,Foreign
Run Time:
101min.
Theatrical Release Date:
05/01/1994
DVD Release Date:
02/01/2000
Director(s):
Ken Loach
Starring:
Bruce Jones , Julie Brown , Ricky Tomlinson , Tom Hickey , Gemma Phoenix
Themes:
Fathers and Daughters,Down on Their Luck
Tone:
Compassionate,Drab,Earnest,Gentle,Gritty,Bittersweet
Keywords:
daughter,family,finances,fundraiser,poverty,survivor
Language:
English