UNITED KINGDOM · 2002

Sweet Sixteen

Ken Loach
British Kitchen Sink coming of age family struggle poverty teenage ambition social hardship
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Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.

Year2002
CountryUnited Kingdom
DirectorKen Loach
Sweet Sixteen poster

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