Life Is Sweet

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Overview

Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, Natalie is a plumber and Nicola is jobless. This film is about how they interact and play out family, conflict and love.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1991-03-22
Budget: $0
Revenue: $1500000
Runtime: 103 min

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