Cemetery Junction

Cemetery Junction

2010 · 94 min · EN · R · 6.5 (259 votes)
Dir. Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais · Starring Christian Cooke, Tom Hughes, Jack Doolan, Felicity Jones, Ralph Fiennes, Ricky Gervais · Music Tim Atack

Be young. Be free. Be somebody.

DramaComedy

In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their working-class world but cool, charismatic Bruce and lovable loser Snork are happy with life the way it is. When Freddie gets a new job as a door-to-door salesman and bumps into his old school sweetheart Julie, the gang are forced to make choices that will change their lives for ever.

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A bittersweet slice-of-life, this film captures the yearning of youth in 70s England. It feels like a hazy summer memory, full of youthful exuberance, budding romance, and the quiet ache of wanting more from life.

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