
High Hopes
Working-class couple Shirley and Cyril are in conflict over whether they should have children, their problems with 'yuppies' moving into the neighbourhood and outpricing them, and the advent of Cyril's ageing mother's seventieth birthday.
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About High Hopes
- Directors
- Mike Leigh
- Cast
- Phil Davis, Ruth Sheen, Edna Doré, Philip Jackson, Heather Tobias, Lesley Manville
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Content rating
- PG
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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