Beautiful Thing

Beautiful Thing

★ 7.3IMDb Score
Released:1996-06-21
Duration:92 min
Director:Hettie Macdonald
Actors:Glen Berry, Scott Neal, Linda Henry, Tameka Empson, Ben Daniels
Production:Channel Four Films, World Productions

Overview:

During a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.

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