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Dreams of a Life

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A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2011-08-16

Runtime: 95 mins

Director: Carol Morley

Writer: Carol Morley

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Documentary

Original title: Dreams of a Life

Production Companies: Cannon and Morley Productions, Soho Moon Pictures

Production Countries: United Kingdom, Ireland

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Igbochild
One of the saddest stories you are bound to see. A woman dies in her flat, but her body isn't discovered until more than two years later. There's more questions than answers about Joyce Vincent (played by Zawe Ashton), but it's hard not to be taken in by the material. So the next time that a friend or a family member calls to check on you for the umpteenth time, be grateful rather than annoyed.
2022-07-11

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