Wish You Were Here
1987 · Movie · R · 92 min · ★ 6.5
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been swearing constantly from an early age. At sixteen, she becomes more exhibitionist and seeks out sexual encounters challenging the prevailing lower-middle class attitudes to sex.
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Details
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-07-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (77 votes)
Themes
- england
- rebel
- pregnant minor
- based on true story
- teenage girl
- seaside
- post war
- father daughter conflict
- 1950s
Cast & crew
Emily Lloyd
as Lynda Mansell
Tom Bell
as Eric
Jesse Birdsall
as Dave
Clare Clifford
as Mrs. Parfitt
Sheila Kelley
as Joan Figgis
- TC
Trudi Cavanagh
as Tap Dancing Lady
- BD
Barbara Durkin
as Valerie
Geoffrey Hutchings
as Hubert Mansell
- CB
Charlotte Barker
as Gillian
- CL
Chloe Leland
as Margaret
Directed by David Leland