CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 2006
The Living and the Dead posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE2006 1h 23m GBR

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME

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CURATING YOUR NEXT FRAME

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

Donald Brocklebank (Roger Lloyd Pack) is a man of aristocracy background living in fear of bankruptcy in a country manor house. His wife, Nancy (Kate Fahy), is terminal illness and requires constant care, as does his schizophrenic son James (Leo Bill).

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Leo Bill

James Brocklebank

Sarah Ball

Nurse Mary

Neil Conrich

Policeman

Richard Wills-Cotton

Richard Wills-Cotton

Nurse Mike

Roger Lloyd Pack

Roger Lloyd Pack

Donald Brocklebank