Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
★ 6.1 · 2002 · 104m · Romance · Comedy · Drama
Though Dek leads a simple and happy life with his girlfriend Shirley and her 12-year-old daughter Marlene, his grand, televised marriage proposal puts his devotion to the test—especially as Marlene's long-absent biological father, Jimmy, looms in the background.
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