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Dreams of a Life
Dreams of a Life

Dreams of a Life

Would anyone miss you?

Genres

DramaDocumentary

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A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$6595

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

16 August 2011

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Zawe Ashton

Zawe Ashton

Joyce Vincent

Alix Luka-Cain

Alix Luka-Cain

Young Joyce

Cornell John

Cornell John

Father

Neelam Bakshi

Neelam Bakshi

Mother

Frances Cooper

Frances Cooper

Sister

Kelly Agbowu

Kelly Agbowu

Sister

Sophia Leonie

Sophia Leonie

Sister

Nadia Di Mambro

Nadia Di Mambro

Sister

Diveen Henry

Diveen Henry

Housing Officer

Jay Simpson

Jay Simpson

Caretaker

Daren Elliott Holmes

Daren Elliott Holmes

Bailiff

Angela Sims

Angela Sims

Cleaner

Jonathan Harden

Jonathan Harden

Cleaner

Joanna Brookes

Joanna Brookes

Cleaner

Ki' Juan Whitton

Ki' Juan Whitton

Young Boy

Robert Cawsey

Robert Cawsey

Strippogram

Polly Kemp

Polly Kemp

Refuge Worker

Tom Nearney

Tom Nearney

Musician

Lee Colley

Lee Colley

Sound Engineer

Pearl Smith

Pearl Smith

Woman in Pub

Sarah Dulley

Sarah Dulley

Nurse

Carol Morley

Carol Morley

Herself/Interviewer

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