Distant Voices, Still Lives
Distant Voices, Still Lives
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Distant Voices, Still Lives

1988
84 min
6.8
68.2%
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(130 votes)

Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy. Their father was physically abusive to his wife and left the children emotionally traumatized. As a result, the children have grown into unhappy adults, looking for love they didn't receive when they were young.

DIRECTED BY

Terence Davies

STARRING

Freda Dowie, Pete Postlethwaite, Angela Walsh, Lorraine Ashbourne, Dean Williams

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Cast

Freda Dowie

Freda Dowie

Mother

Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

Father

Angela Walsh

Angela Walsh

Eileen

Lorraine Ashbourne

Lorraine Ashbourne

Maisie

Dean Williams

Tony

Sally Davies

Eileen as a child

Susan Flanagan

Maisie as a child

Nathan Walsh

Tony as a child

Michael Starke

Michael Starke

Dave

Debi Jones

Micky

Vincent Maguire

George

Marie Jelliman

Jingles