Life Is Sweet

Life Is Sweet

★ 7.0IMDb Score
Released:1991-03-22
Duration:103 min
Director:Mike Leigh
Actors:Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks
Production:Thin Man Films, Film Four International, British Screen Productions

Overview:

Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, Natalie is a plumber and Nicola is jobless. This film is about how they interact and play out family, conflict and love.

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