Coming Up Roses
β 6.7 Β· 1987 Β· 90m Β· Comedy
An award-winning comedy set in a depressed town in the South Wales Valleys. When the local cinema is closed down, the former projectionist, plagued by money problems, devises an ingenious plan to make money.
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