

It would be funny if it didn't hurt so much.
September 9, 1993
1h 30m
EN
Ken Loach
Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic flaw leads him to risk all that he loves and values, his beloved family, indeed even his immortal soul and salvation, in blind pursuit of that goal.

Bruce Jones
Bob

Julie Brown
Anne

Gemma Phoenix
Coleen

Ricky Tomlinson
Tommy


Jim Allen
145

Tom Hickey
Father Barry

Mike Fallon
Jimmy

Ronnie Ravey
Butcher

Lee Brennan
Irishman

Karen Henthorn
Young Mother

Christine Abbott
May
Parallax Pictures
GB

Channel Four Films
GB