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Happy-Go-Lucky

(2008)

Main Cast Details Awards

Film Information*

Synopsis:
Country:	United Kingdom	Genre:	Foreign, Comedy
Rating:	R	Running time:	118 mins.
Distributor:	Momentum Pictures Limited, RCV Entertainment, Tobis Film GMBH & Co. KG, Sponge, Rialto Distribution, Mikado Film, MK2 International, DeA Planeta, Constantin Film, Miramax Films, West Video, Mongkol, Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (Sweden), Miramax Home Entertainment, SP Films, Cineplex
Release Date:	10/10/2008	Cumulative Box Office:	$3,494,485.00

a.k.a : Happy Go Lucky, Untitled (Mike Leigh Project)
Poppy, an irrepressibly freespirited school teacher, brings an infectious laugh and an unsinkable sense of optimism to every situation she encounters. .....

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Credits*

Director:	Mike Leigh
Producer:	Simon Channing-Williams

Actor	Role
Sally Hawkins	Poppy
Eddie Marsan	Scott
Samuel Roukin	Tim
Alexis Zegerman	Zoe
Andrea Riseborough	Dawn
Sinead Matthews	Alice
Kate O'Flynn	Suzy
Sarah Niles	Tash
Sylvestra LeTouzel	Heather
Karina Fernandez	Flamenco Teacher

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Companies*

Company	Role
Channel Four	Production Company
Cineplex	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Constantin Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
DeA Planeta	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Film4	Production Company
Ingenious Media Services Limited	Production Company
Mikado Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Films	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
MK2 International	Foreign Distribution Rights
Momentum Pictures Limited	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Mongkol	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Potboiler Productions	Production Company
RCV Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Rialto Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (Sweden)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
SP Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sponge	Foreign Distribution Rights
Summit Entertainment, LLC	Production Company
Summit Entertainment, LLC	Worldwide Distribution Sales
Thin Man Films, Ltd.	Production Company
Tobis Film GMBH & Co. KG	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
U.K. Film Council	Film Financier
U.K. Film Council	Production Company
Untitled 06 Distribution Limited	Production Company
West Video	Foreign Theatrical Distributor

Awards*

Nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

Winner of four 2008 awards including Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress (Sally Hawkins) and Best Supporting Actor (Eddie Marsan) by the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC).

Winner of the 2008 award for Best Actress (Sally Hawkins) by the Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC).

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Festivals*

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 7-17, 2008.

Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Gala Presentation) October 16-29, 2008.

Shown at New York Film Festival September 26-October 12, 2008.

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.

Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi-Pearls) September 18-27, 2008.

Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 19-September 1, 2008.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentations) September 4-13, 2008.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 25-October 10, 2008.

Release Information*

Release Notes:
Released in New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco October 10, 2008.
Expanded release in USA October 17, 2008.

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