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DIRECTED by BAFTA nominee Desmond Davis (The Country Girls, Clash Of The Titans), this moving, evocative and highly original drama feature recalls the mystery, the doubts and the poetry that is childhood. The Uncle (PG) is released on DVD on 6 July 2015, RRP £9.99, courtesy of Network’s ‘The British Film’ collection. There's a link to a clip above.
Featuring powerful performances from an accomplished British cast, including Rupert Davies (Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, The Spy Who Came In From the Cold), Brenda Bruce (Macbeth, The Tenth Man) and Maurice Denham (Animal Farm, The Day Of The Jackal), The Uncle is seen through the eyes of an isolated little boy whose life is turned upside down by the unwelcome arrival of his unruly nephew.
At just seven years of age, Gus has been an uncle all his life. When his quarrelsome, unmanageable nephew Tom comes to spend the summer holidays with him, however, he finds the responsibilities of his position almost too hard to bear... |
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