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Certificate 12A

Cast Helen Mirren Julie Walters Penelope Wilton Annette Crosbie Celia Imrie Ciaran Hinds

Directors Nigel Cole

Screenwriters Juliette Towhidi Tim Firth

Running Time 108 minutes

Calendar Girls
The true story of the Women's Institute members who stripped for charity

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Plot
Chris and Annie are two of the more rebellious women of the Knapely W.I. When Annie's husband's dies of leukaemia, Chris comes up with the novel idea of cajoling fellow members into posing for a calendar to raise money for leukaemia research - but the catch is, they'll pose naked.

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