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Wish You Were Here Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here

Critically acclaimed Cannes break-through film, this coming of age film, set in a small English coastal town in the 1950s, follows sixteen-year-old Lynda Mansell (Emily Lloyd) reeling from the death of her mother and ignored by her ineffective, widowed father. Lynda breaks out against the stifling constraints of postwar British society.

Starring:
  • Emily Lloyd
  • Trudi Cavanagh
  • Clare Cliffold
  • Barbara Dunkin
  • Geoffrey Durham
  • Geoffrey Hutchings
Directed By:
  • David Leland
Written By:
  • David Leland

"We got into Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes. At the end of the screening, there was a lot of cheering and I thought: 'That’s nice.' Then we went out on to the balcony overlooking the lobby and everyone went wild. 'My God,' I thought, 'we've got something big here."

David Leland, Writer & Director

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