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On the outskirts of Birmingham and the margins of society the Billingham family perform extreme rituals and break social taboos as they muddle through a life decided by factors beyond their control. At times shocking and laced with an unsettling humor, three episodes unfold as a powerful evocation of the experience of growing up in a Black Country council flat.
Top Cast
Justin Salinger
Ray
Ella Smith
Liz
Patrick Romer
Older Ray
Deirdre Kelly
Older Liz
Tony Way
Lol
Sam Gittins
Will
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Rating
6.6/ 10
Release Date
2018-10-06
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Drama
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SWITCH.
7/10
•8/15/2019It may be dour, but the film is also vital, edgy and progressive. It also must be noted that it’s very funny at times, in a brutal human comedy sort of way ('Good Thing' by Fine Young Cannibals plays over the end credits). To be put off by the uncomf...
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6/10
•1/30/2026I think part of my problem with this is that having grown up in a room and kitchen in a 1970s Glasgow tenement where we bathed in the sink, once a week, in water freshly boiled from the kettle atop the metred gas stove, I find these “northern” (Engli...