UNITED KINGDOM · 1971

Family Life

Ken Loach
British Kitchen Sink generational conflict parental control working-class life female independence mental health
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Synopsis

A young woman, Janice, is living with her restrictive and conservative parents, who lead a dull working-class life and consider their daughter to be “misbehaving” whenever she’s trying to find her own way in life.

Year1971
CountryUnited Kingdom
DirectorKen Loach
Family Life poster

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