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FILM DETAILS | | Certificate 15 |  | Cast Sally Hawkins Eddie Marsan Alexis Zegerman Andrea Riseborough Samuel Roukin |  | Directors Mike Leigh |  | Screenwriters Mike Leigh |  | Running Time 118 minutes |
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Happy-Go-Lucky Mike Leigh gets his glad rags on…

Plot Poppy (Hawkins) is a London primary school teacher. After her bike is stolen she gets driving lessons, but her teacher, Scott (Marsan), turns out to be a bit of a nut. She begins learning flamenco. One of the kids in her class has problems at home. And all the while, she barely stops smiling… Verdict Mike Leigh draws a bravura performance out of Sally Hawkins, and she in return makes Poppy one of Leigh’s best characters yet - up there with the likes of Vera Drake or Beverly from Abigail’s Party.
 Reviewed by Dan JolinRead The Full Empire Review » Click for the full Empire review and post your own review and rating.
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