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Dreams of a Life

Year
2011
Director
Carol Morley
Runtime
95 min
Genre
Drama, Documentary
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Synopsis

A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.

Festival record

  • LFF 11

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Cast

  • Zawe AshtonJoyce Vincent
  • Alix Luka-CainYoung Joyce
  • Cornell JohnFather
  • Neelam BakshiMother
  • Frances CooperSister
  • Kelly AgbowuSister
  • Sophia LeonieSister
  • Nadia Di MambroSister
  • Diveen HenryHousing Officer
  • Jay SimpsonCaretaker

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