Raining Stones

★★★★★

“It would be funny if it didn't hurt so much.”

1993 · 1 h 30 min

Directed by Ken Loach

ComedyDrama

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Cast

Bruce Jones

Credits

Written by: Jim Allen

Plot

An unemployed man tries to buy a communion dress for his daughter.

Sinekatalog’s take

Ken Loach's comedy-drama follows an unemployed Lancashire man trying to buy his daughter a communion dress. Warm, funny and angry, it is a spirited portrait of working-class dignity and desperation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (5,348 votes)
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