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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.
Cast
Dafydd Hywel, Iola Gregory, Olive Michael, Mari Emlyn, W.J. Phillips, Glan Davies, Gillian Elisa, Ifan Huw Dafydd, Rowan Griffiths, Bill Paterson, Clyde Pollitt, Rhian Philpott
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