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Poor Cow (1967)

Poor Cow poster
Directed by
Ken Loach
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 52 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman tries to raise her son while her husband is in prison. She gets involved with another man but he also ends up in prison.

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What happens

Poor Cow (also known as No Tears for Joy) is a 1967 British kitchen sink drama film directed by Ken Loach and starring Carol White and Terence Stamp. It was written by Loach and Nell Dunn based on Dunn's 1967 novel of the same name. It was Loach's first feature film, after a series of TV productions. The film was re-released in the UK in 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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