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Dreams of a Life( 2011)

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Overview

A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Zawe Ashton

      Joyce Vincent

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      Alix Luka-Cain

      Young Joyce

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      Cornell John

      Father

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      Neelam Bakshi

      Mother

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      Frances Cooper

      Sister

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      Kelly Agbowu

      Sister

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      Sophia Leonie

      Sister

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      Nadia Di Mambro

      Sister

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      Diveen Henry

      Housing Officer

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      Jay Simpson

      Caretaker

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      Daren Elliott Holmes

      Bailiff

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      Angela Sims

      Cleaner

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      Jonathan Harden

      Cleaner

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      Joanna Brookes

      Cleaner

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      Ki' Juan Whitton

      Young Boy

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      Robert Cawsey

      Strippogram

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      Polly Kemp

      Refuge Worker

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      Tom Nearney

      Musician

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      Lee Colley

      Sound Engineer

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      Pearl Smith

      Woman in Pub

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      Sarah Dulley

      Nurse

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      Carol Morley

      Herself/Interviewer

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    A review by Igbochild

    10
    Written by Igbochild on Mon Jul 11 2022
    One of the saddest stories you are bound to see. A woman dies in her flat, but her body isn't discovered until more than two years later. There's more questions than answers about Joyce Vincent (played by Zawe Ashton), but it's hard not to be taken in by the material. So the next time that a friend or a family member calls to check on you for the umpteenth time, be grateful rather than annoyed....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    6595.00

    Keywords

    • skeleton
    • london, england
    • isolation
    • dead woman
    • woman director
    • mysterious death
    • 2000s
    • black woman