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An Awfully Big Adventure

1995

Mike Newell

1995·R·United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Award tierBronze

Set right after World War II, a naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan, the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth as she becomes drawn into a web of sexual politics and intrigue.

Cast

Alan Rickman·Georgina Cates·Hugh Grant·Alun Armstrong

Producers

Victor Glynn·Conor Harrington·Hilary Heath·Philip Hinchcliffe·John Kelleher

Languages

United KingdomEnglish

Major Awards

0 wins · 1 nomination

Nominations (1)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (1995)

Directors' Fortnight

Mike Newell