Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)1h44
Romance · Comedy · Drama
Director Shane Meadows (7.3 avg)
Also directed This Is England, Dead Man's Shoes, Somers Town, and 14 more
Though Dek leads a simple and happy life with his girlfriend Shirley and her 12-year-old daughter Marlene, his grand, televised marriage proposal puts his devotion to the test—especially as Marlene's long-absent biological father, Jimmy, looms in the background.
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Cast
Robert Carlyle
Rhys Ifans
Shirley Henderson
Kathy Burke
Ricky Tomlinson
Finn Atkins
James Cosmo
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