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About 2000 film directed by Stephen Daldry
Genres drama, comedy drama, coming-of-age
Directed by Stephen Daldry
Written by Lee Hall
Starring Fred Astaire, Julie Walters, Jamie Bell, Zoë Bell, Gary Lewis, Stephen Mangan, Patrick Malahide, Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Music Stephen Warbeck
Runtime 111 min
Country United Kingdom
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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