Beautiful Thing (1996)

Directors

Hettie Macdonald

Cast

Glen Berry, Linda Henry, Scott Neal, Daniel Bowers, Garry Cooper, Tameka Empson, Jeillo Edwards, Meera Syal, Martin Walsh, Seven M. Martin, Ben Daniels, Sophie Stanton, Andrew Fraser, Ozdemir Mamodeally, Dave Lynn

The story

Jamie Gangel is a teenager who is bullied by his classmates due to his introverted nature and dislike of football. He lives on a council estate in Thamesmead, a working-class area of south-east London, with his single mother, Sandra, who is preoccupied with ambitious plans to run her own pub and has an ever-changing string of lovers; the latest of these is Tony, a neo-hippie. Sandra often clashes with Leah, a sassy and rude neighbour who has been expelled from school, takes a variety of drugs, and constantly listens and sings along to her mother's Cass Elliot records.

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