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A man who finds himself out of work at fifty-five, finds a new lease of life when his friend happens to mention in idle conversation swimming to France. The preparation for the challenging feat is kept secret from his loved ones... Read more
| Starring | Peter Mullan, Billy Boyd, Brenda Blethyn, Jamie Sives |
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| Director | Gaby Dellal |
| Genres | Drama |
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A man who finds himself out of work at fifty-five, finds a new lease of life when his friend happens to mention in idle conversation swimming to France. The preparation for the challenging feat is kept secret from his loved ones...
| Starring | Peter Mullan, Billy Boyd, Brenda Blethyn, Jamie Sives, Sean McGinley, Ron Cook, Jodhi May, Benedict Wong |
|---|---|
| Director | Gaby Dellal |
| Studio | ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2005 To Rent: DVD: 30 Jan 2006 |
A heartfelt, triumph-over-adversity, laughter-through-tears story aimed at the folks who lapped up Calendar Girls and The Full Monty... Mullan is riveting
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Worth a watch!
A feelgood type of movie, it manages to be funny and sad at the same time. Saw it at the Cinema last week and had quite a few out-loud laughs, as did various ... read more »
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Swim away
Feel good film but not over the top and not gritty either. Well performed throughout and simple too.Mullen is a very under used under rated fine actor.
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if only it was that easy...
a MUST SEE for anyone who's ever dreamt of, or is planning on attempting to swim the Channel.. I loved it!...
moving and inspiring...
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A brilliant, quintessentially British film of love and loyalty
This is a brilliant feel-good movie, tender, heart-warming, full of gentle humour and poignancy - a story of love and loyalty; of grief, loss and ultimately ... read more »