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Cemetery Junction

Cemetery Junction

Be young. Be free. Be somebody.

20106.51h 34m

Overview

In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their working-class world but cool, charismatic Bruce and lovable loser Snork are happy with life the way it is. When Freddie gets a new job as a door-to-door salesman and bumps into his old school sweetheart Julie, the gang are forced to make choices that will change their lives for ever.

Directed by Stephen Merchant
Written by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
Produced by Sue Baden-Powell, Charlie Hanson
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Top Cast

Christian Cooke

Christian Cooke

Frederick "Freddie" Taylor

Tom Hughes

Tom Hughes

Bruce Pearson

Jack Doolan

Jack Doolan

Snork

Felicity Jones

Felicity Jones

Julie Kendrick

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Mr. Kendrick

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais

Len Taylor

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Mrs. Kendrick

Matthew Goode

Matthew Goode

Mike Ramsay

Anne Reid

Anne Reid

Freddie's Gran

Steve Speirs

Steve Speirs

Sgt. Wyn Davies

Themes & Keywords

factoryparent child relationship1970scoming of agefriendssalesmanlife insuranceworking classchildhood friendsberkshire

About Cemetery Junction

Cemetery Junction is a drama, comedy film released in 2010 exploring themes of factory, parent child relationship, 1970s, coming of age, friends, salesman. Directed by Stephen Merchant, it stars Christian Cooke, Tom Hughes, Jack Doolan. In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their working-class world but cool, charismatic Bruce and lovable loser Snork are happy with life the way it is. When Freddie gets a new job as a door-to-door salesman and bumps into his old school sweetheart Julie, the gang are forced to make choices that will change their lives for ever.

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