An award-winning comedy set in a depressed town in the South Wales Valleys. When the local cinema is closed down, the former projectionist, plagued by money problems, devises an ingenious plan to make money.
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Cast
24 people
Dafydd Hywel
Trevor
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Iola Gregory
Mona
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Linda James
Barbara Allen
Traffic warden
Ruth Carter
Stephen Bayly
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Olive Michael
Gwen
No other roles listed
Nigel Boulton
Pete's friend
Mari Emlyn
June
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Myra Bowen
Retired lady
W.J. Phillips
Eli Davies
No other roles listed
Mal Clint
Councelor
Stephen Bayly Director · Ruth Carter Writer Michael Storey Composer
Budget $1.1M · United States release September 11, 1987 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Budget
$1,113,537
Production
S4C
Production
Red Rooster Film & Television Entertainment
Production
Sianel 4 Cymru (S4C)
Production
United Kingdom
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Original title
Rhosyn a Rhith
Original language
Welsh
Spoken on screen
Welsh
Release dates
France · May 16, 1986
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United Kingdom · February 20, 1987
Theatrical
United States · September 11, 1987
Theatrical
Finland
September 2, 1989 · TV premiere
United Kingdom
November 12, 1986 · Premiere · London Film Festival
June 15, 1991 · TV · S4C
January 1, 2018 · Digital · iPlayer
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