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Hunky Dory (2011)

Hunky Dory poster
Directed by
Marc Evans
Genre
drama film, musical film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 37 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A drama teacher in a working class school tries to stage a musical with her reluctant students. The story follows her struggles to inspire the teenagers while dealing with their personal problems and the school's budget cuts.

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What happens

Hunky Dory is a 2011 British independent musical film about the trials of an idealistic drama teacher as she tries to put on the end-of-year show. It was written by Laurence Coriat and directed by Welsh director Marc Evans and stars Minnie Driver, Aneurin Barnard, Kimberley Nixon and Robert Pugh. It premièred at the 55th BFI London Film Festival on 25 October 2011, and was officially released on 2 March 2012 in the UK. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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