The Arbor

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6.9	Rating (16 ratings)
7.3	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Clio Barnard

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Manjinder Virk
Lorraine Dunbar

Christine Bottomley
Lisa Thompson

Natalie Gavin
The Girl

Danny Webb
Max Stafford-Clark / The Father

Josh Brown
Policeman

Jimi Mistry
Yousaf

Robert Emms
Young David

Kathryn Pogson
Pamela Dunbar

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9 years, 8 months ago at Aug 20 16:42

Kenji

1 vote

I was expecting a pleasant relaxing summery film full of flowers and Laura Ashley dresses. Instead here’s a part documentary, part acted and lip synched account of life on a tough council estate in Bradford, England, centred on a young playwright (who found fame with the 80s film Rita, Sue and Bob Too in particular) and 4 generations of her family. It’s engrossing, uncomfortable and thought-pr... read more

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11 years, 8 months ago at Sep 5 20:14

Yasmin

1 vote

Nice Film. Enjoyed watching it, good for a reasonably low budget film/documentary. Good actors and actresses, very underrated film. Give it a try, im sure you will love it :)

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Release date: 25 April 2010

Tags: Prison (2), Domestic Violence (2), Drugs (2), Playwright (1), Consumed In 2012 (1), Housing Estate (1), Mixed Race Child (1), Dysfunctional Families (1), Foster Parent (1), Reenactment (1), Lip Synching (1), Play Within Film (1), Foster Care (1), Family Relationships (1), Autobiographical (1), Interracial Relationship (1), Docudrama (1), Theater (1), Writers (1), Racism (1)

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kathy voted for a review of The Arbor 8 years ago

“I was expecting a pleasant relaxing summery film full of flowers and Laura Ashley dresses. Instead here’s a part documentary, part acted and lip syn”