Coming Up Roses

Coming Up Roses

★ 6.7IMDb Score
Released:1987-02-20
Genre:Comedy
Duration:90 min
Director:Stephen Bayly
Actors:Dafydd Hywel, Iola Gregory, Olive Michael, Mari Emlyn, W.J. Phillips
Production:S4C, Red Rooster Film & Television Entertainment

Overview:

An award-winning comedy set in a depressed town in the South Wales Valleys. When the local cinema is closed down, the former projectionist, plagued by money problems, devises an ingenious plan to make money.

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