Happy-Go-Lucky

Mike Leigh with Sally HawkinsEddie Marsan Alexis Zegerman

2008 Comedy United Kingdom 117 minutes

Poppy is a thirty-year old Primary School teacher in contemporary North London. She has great friends, a job she loves and a full life. The movie watches her confront the harsh realities of life and deal with them head-on, never losing her sense of humour.

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My opinion 7/10 

Directed by : Mike Leigh

Release date: 27 August 2008

Genre: Comedy

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Sally Hawkins

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Eddie Marsan

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Alexis Zegerman

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