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Dreams of a Life (2011)

Dreams of a Life poster
Directed by
Carol Morley
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
12
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 70 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the true story of Joyce Carol Vincent, a woman who died in her London apartment and wasn't found for over two years. It explores who she was and how she became so isolated.

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What happens

Dreams of a Life is a 2011 drama-documentary film, released by Dogwoof Pictures, directed by Carol Morley and starring Zawe Ashton as Joyce Carol Vincent, a London woman whose remains were discovered in her home in 2006, just over two years after she had died. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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