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Distant Voices, Still Lives poster

Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)

In memory, everything happens to music.

Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy. Their father was physically abusive to his wife and left the children emotionally traumatized. As a result, the children have grown into unhappy adults, looking for love they didn't receive when they were young.

Release: 1988-11-16
Runtime: 84 min
Rating: 6.84 / 10
Cast
Freda Dowie
Freda Dowie
Mother
Pete Postlethwaite
Pete Postlethwaite
Father
Angela Walsh
Angela Walsh
Eileen
Lorraine Ashbourne
Lorraine Ashbourne
Maisie
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Dean Williams
Tony
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Sally Davies
Eileen as a child
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Susan Flanagan
Maisie as a child
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Nathan Walsh
Tony as a child
Michael Starke
Michael Starke
Dave
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Debi Jones
Micky
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Vincent Maguire
George
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Marie Jelliman
Jingles
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Antonia Mallen
Rose
Anne Dyson
Anne Dyson
Granny
Jean Boht
Jean Boht
Aunty Nell
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Chris Darwin
Red
Andrew Schofield
Andrew Schofield
Les
Pauline Quirke
Pauline Quirke
Doreen