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1983

Meantime

Directed by Mike Leigh

A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and the couple's two sons Colin, a timid, chronically shy individual and Mark, an outspoken, headstrong young man, are on the dole. This situation is contrasted by the presence of Mavis's sister Barbara, and her husband John, whose financial and social loftiness appears to be a comfortable facade over the unspoken soreness of a lackluster marriage.

Duration

1h 47m

Released

October 16, 1983

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6.7

Rating95

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Lists19

Cast15

  • Phil Daniels
  • Tim Roth
  • Jeffrey Robert
  • Pam Ferris
  • Gary Oldman
  • Marion Bailey
  • Alfred Molina
  • Tilly Vosburgh
  • Leila Bertrand

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