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Girl Stroke Boy (1971)

Girl Stroke Boy poster
Directed by
Bob Kellett
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
12
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle-class couple meets their son's new partner, leading to a series of awkward and funny misunderstandings around gender and social norms. The film is set mostly in one house and relies on sharp conversation among the characters.

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What happens

Girl Stroke Boy (also known as Girl/Boy) is a 1971 British comedy-drama film directed by Bob Kellett and starring Joan Greenwood, Michael Hordern, Clive Francis, and Peter Straker. It was written by Caryl Brahms and Ned Sherrin based on the 1970 play Girlfriend by David Percival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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