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Meantime

Written and directed by revered British filmmaker Mike Leigh, and produced by the UK’s Graham Benson, this is an accomplished and often amusing slice-of-life film. Starring a talented British cast including Marion Bailey, Phil Daniels, Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Wales’ Pam Ferris, the film was co-produced by Channel 4 and Central Production.

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In London’s working-class East End, where unemployment rates are high, a middle-aged couple and their two sons (Phil Daniels and Tim Roth) reside in a small council flat. As the brothers (Phil Daniels and Tim Roth) grow increasingly disaffected with their life on unemployment benefits, tense encounters begin to arise.