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Hallam Foe

“This is my story”

2007 · 1 h 35 min
Directed by David Mackenzie
DramaMysteryRomance

Cast

Jamie Bell Ruth Milne John Paul Lawler Claire Forlani Lucy Holt Ciarán Hinds

Credits

Written by: Peter Jinks

Plot

A teenage boy in Scotland, obsessed with his dead mother, who spies on people from rooftops, moves to Edinburgh and falls for a woman who looks like her, in a strange and funny coming-of-age film.

Sinekatalog’s take

A strange, funny and engaging coming-of-age film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (13,713 votes)
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