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Family Life

1972·1h 48m·Not Rated
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
2,362 votes

A family is shattered over the daughter's forced abortion. As she rebels against her family and their traditional, authoritarian, typical-of-the-time norms, she is hospitalized and otherwise mistreated.

Family Life is a 1972 drama movie directed by Ken Loach, starring Grace Cave, Bill Dean, Sandy Ratcliff. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 2,362 votes and runs 1h 48m.

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Director
Ken Loach
Stars
Grace Cave
Bill Dean
Sandy Ratcliff
Malcolm Tierney
Creators
David Mercer
Details
1972-02-18
108 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ United Kingdom
★ English
Keywords
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