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| Release Date
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7 December 2001 |
| Country
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UK / Germany |
| Certification
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Iceland:L / Argentina:13 / Australia:M / Finland:K-11 (video rating) / Finland:K-7 (original rating) / Germany:6 / Norway:11 / Spain:13 / Sweden:7 / UK:15 / USA:R / Canada:AA |
| Aspect Ratio
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2.35 : 1 |
| Sound Mix
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Dolby Digital |
| Language
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English |
| Filming Locations
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Canterbury, Kent, England, UK |
| Color
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Color (DeLuxe) |
| Genre
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Drama |
| MPAA
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Rated R for sexuality and some language. |
| Runtime
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109 min |
| Awards
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2 wins & 3 nominations |
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Overwiew :Topless Woman / Female Nudity / Based On Novel / Camel / Flashback Sequence
When one of a group of lifelong friends dies, his buddies are left to carry out his last wishes: to take his ashes and dispose of them off the pier in the seaside town of Margate. As their sentimental journey begins and their own emotional mysteries unfold, they try to come to terms with Jack's death by reliving their lives with him. Flashbacks of the group's younger days shed light on their relationships, providing insights into their long-buried secrets. Meanwhile, with the lads speeding across the Kent countryside in a shiny Mercedes, Jack's wife undertakes her own very significant journey. As the pilgrimage turns into a pub crawl the men discover that through it all, it's your friends who break your heart - and your friends who mend it. Tears are replaced by laughter and then just as quickly followed by more poignant memories. |
Starring :
Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings, Helen Mirren, Ray Winstone, J. J. Feild, Anatol Yusef, Cameron Fitch, Nolan Hemmings, Kelly Reilly, Stephen McCole, George Innes, Laura Morelli, Sally Hurst, Denise Black, Sue James, Meg Wynn Owen, Kitty Leigh, Alex Reid, Tracey Murphy, Claire Harman, John Baker, Emma Deigman, Simon Oats, Patricia Valentine, Lois Winstone, Brian Osborne, Joanna Bacon, Teresa Lloyd, Alan Taylor, Charlotte Atkinson, Dani Foreman, Bea Sewell, Aislinn Sands
Directors :
Fred Schepisi
Producers :
Rainer Mockert, Nik Powell, Gary Smith, Chris Craib, Elisabeth Robinson, Fred Schepisi
Writers :
Graham Swift, Fred Schepisi, Graham Swift |
 Critic Reviews
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Village Voice - Michael Atkinson : [Writer/Director] Schepisi calculates the sentimentality of Graham Swift's novel with slide rule. more...
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C
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TV Guide - Ken Fox : ...wonderful... more...
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B+
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The Guardian - Peter Bradshaw : ...a distinguished, touching movie... more...
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B+
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Salon.com - Charles Taylor : ...an unassuming masterpiece. It's one of those miracles of filmmaking where every element...is in sync with every other element, and work together to serve the material. more...
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A
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Rolling Stone - Peter Travers : ...a funny and touching film that is gorgeously acted by a British cast to rival Gosford Park's. more...
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A-
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New York Post - Lou Lumenick : ...a ho-hum male weepie/road comedy that's worth watching mostly because of a once-in-a-lifetime gathering of England's greatest working-class actors. more...
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C+
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Hollywood Reporter - Michael Rechtshaffen : ...takes a little while to get started but proves well worth the journey. more...
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A-
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E! Online - ...packed with charming macho moxie, even if it is a wee bit dour. : http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Movies/Reviews/0,1052,85428,00.html more...
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NZone - (4.5 out of 5 stars) 'Girlfight' may not be pretty, or entirely original, but it certainly : http://www.atnzone.com/moviezone/reviews2000/girlfight.html more...
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