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7 Lives (2011)

7 Lives poster
Original title
7lives
Directed by
Paul Wilkins
Genre
fantasy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
15
Rating
4.1 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A working class man is ambushed by a group of hoodies and gets stuck in a body swapping adventure. He tries to get back to his original empty body and learns hard lessons about his life choices.

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What happens

7 Lives is a 2011 British fantasy drama film directed by Paul Wilkins and starring Danny Dyer, Kate Ashfield and Martin Compston. The film revolves around a working-class blue collar who finds himself in a body-swapping odyssey after an ambush by a group of hoodies. His quest to reunite with the empty shell of himself leads to tragic consequences but also show him the errors on his life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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