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Up New Generation (2000)

Up New Generation poster
Original title
7 Up 2000
Directed by
Julian Farino
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series follows a group of British people from age seven, checking in with them every seven years. Each installment captures their changing lives and perspectives as they grow up.

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What happens

Up New Generation is a new version of the Up Series, following the lives of a group of individuals who were seven years old at the turn of the millennium. The series is directed by Julian Farino and began with 7Up 2000, first broadcast in April 2000. The second instalment, 14 Up 2000, aired in two parts on BBC One in September 2007. 21 Up New Generation was broadcast in September 2014 in two parts, while 28 Up was broadcast on BBC One from 29 September 2021 with the new subtitle Millennium Generation. Also in 2021, the five previous programmes were added to the BBC iPlayer for viewers of the new episodes to watch. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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