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Twenty-One (1991)

Twenty-One poster
Directed by
Don Boyd
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A 21-year-old woman reflects on her life and relationships as she approaches a milestone birthday in London. The film follows her personal struggles and romantic entanglements.

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What happens

Twenty-One is a 1991 British-American drama film directed by Don Boyd from a script co-written with Zoë Heller. Patsy Kensit stars as the 21-year-old protagonist. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in February 1991. It was released theatrically later that year in the United States on 4 October, followed by a British release on 1 November. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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