Life Is Sweet
ComedyDrama
Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, Natalie is a plumber and Nicola is jobless. This film is about how they interact and play out family, conflict and love.
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A darkly funny, yet deeply human look at a British working-class family. It’s a film that finds profound moments in the mundane, with sharp dialogue and a bittersweet undercurrent that lingers long after the credits roll.
darkly comedicquirkypoignantmelancholicwrysteadykitchen sink realismcharacter-drivenBritish social commentaryfamily dynamicsclass struggleidentitydisillusionment
bulimiacaravaneccentricfoodworking classclass differencestwinsrebellious daughtereating disorder
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