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Living

Living

It's never too late to start.

2022•1h 42m•7.0/10
Drama

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7.0/10(495)

London, 1953. Mr. Williams, a veteran civil servant, is an important cog within the city's bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of World War II. Buried under paperwork at the office and lonely at home, his life has long felt empty and meaningless. Then a devastating medical diagnosis forces him to take stock, and to try and grasp some fulfilment before it passes permanently beyond reach.

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Production

Number 9 Films, Film4 Productions, County Hall Arts, Lipsync Productions, RocketScience, Kurosawa Production, Filmgate Films, Film i Väst, Woolley/Karlsen Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Williams

Aimee Lou Wood

Aimee Lou Wood

Margaret Harris

Alex Sharp

Alex Sharp

Peter Wakeling

Tom Burke

Tom Burke

Sutherland

Adrian Rawlins

Adrian Rawlins

Middleton

Oliver Chris

Oliver Chris

Hart

Hubert Burton

Rusbridger

Zoe Boyle

Zoe Boyle

Mrs. McMasters

Barney Fishwick

Barney Fishwick

Michael

Patsy Ferran

Patsy Ferran

Fiona

Michael Cochrane

Michael Cochrane

Sir James

Lia Williams

Lia Williams

Mrs. Smith

Anant Varman

Singh

Jessica Flood

Mrs. Porter

Jamie Wilkes

Jamie Wilkes

Talbot

Richard Cunningham

Richard Cunningham

Harvey

John Mackay

John Mackay

Jones

Ffion Jolly

Ffion Jolly

Mrs. Button

Celeste Dodwell

Celeste Dodwell

Mrs. Matthews

Jonathan Keeble

Jonathan Keeble

Doctor Matthews

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