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Coming Up Roses

Coming Up Roses

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1987
1h 30m
6.7(5 votes)
Comedy

Overview

An award-winning comedy set in a depressed town in the South Wales Valleys. When the local cinema is closed down, the former projectionist, plagued by money problems, devises an ingenious plan to make money.

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