Overview
In 1972, disenchanted about the dreary conventions of English life, 25-year-old Julia heads for Morocco with her daughters, six-year-old Lucy and precocious eight-year-old Bea.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $1.26M worldwide against a $12M budget
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Based on
Based on Hideous Kinky
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Setting
Set in London
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Music
Music by Nick Drake
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Cinematography
Cinematography by John de Borman
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Esther FreudNovel
- Billy MacKinnonScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 4, 1999
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $12M
- Revenue
- $1.3M
- Countries
- France, United Kingdom
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In the United States
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Cast
Kate WinsletJulia
Saïd TaghmaouiBilal- Bella RizaBea
- Carrie MullanLucy
Pierre ClémentiSantoni
Abigail CruttendenCharlotte
Ahmed BoulaneBen Said
Sira StampeEva
AmidouSufi Sheikh
Michelle FairleyPatricia
Kevin McKiddHenning
Peter Youngblood HillsHippy- Mohcine BarmouniAziz
- Annouar ZrikaHicham
- Mohamed CherkaouiHadaoui
- Abderrahim BargacheDoctor
- Frédérique ZepterTranslator
- Roukia Bent H'madBilal's Wife
- Hassan BajjaPoliceman
Lisa OrgoliniTourist
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