UNITED KINGDOM · 1981

Looks and Smiles

Name: Looks and Smiles
Released: 1981

Ken Loach

British Kitchen Sink unemployment Thatcherism working-class struggle Irish conflict youth aimlessness

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Synopsis

Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield, who has, unlike Dickens' Pip, no expectations. Mick lives with his parents, works on his motorbike, looks for work, and every two weeks gets his check from the dole. There are no jobs. His best mate Alan joins the army to fix tanks and is sent to Belfast to quell Catholics. At a disco

Year1981

CountryUnited Kingdom

DirectorKen Loach

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