Meantime

In Thatcher’s Britain, an East End family tries and mostly fails to keep up appearances. Unemployed Frank and his sons spin their wheels while Mavis works; smug sister Barbara’s marriage isn’t half as enviable as it looks. Proof that downturns leave everyone stranded.

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Mike Leigh directed Meantime in 1983. See Mike Leigh's full filmography, where to start with Mike Leigh, or where to go after you've seen everything by Mike Leigh.

Meantime was released in 1983 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 107 minutes.