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A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972)

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg poster
Directed by
Peter Medak
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married couple struggles to cope with caring for their severely disabled daughter. They use dark humor to deal with their stress and grief.

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What happens

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg is a 1972 British black comedy film directed by Peter Medak, and starring Alan Bates and Janet Suzman. It is based on the play of the same name by Peter Nichols. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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