Dreams of a Life
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Dreams of a Life

Would anyone miss you?

6.5 / 10 2011 1h 35mNR English
DramaDocumentary

Storyline

A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.

Cast & Crew

Zawe Ashton

Zawe Ashton

Joyce Vincent

Lead
AL

Alix Luka-Cain

Young Joyce

Cornell John

Cornell John

Father

Neelam Bakshi

Neelam Bakshi

Mother

FC

Frances Cooper

Sister

KA

Kelly Agbowu

Sister

Sophia Leonie

Sophia Leonie

Sister

ND

Nadia Di Mambro

Sister

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Carol Morley's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Dreams of a Life is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker