Dreams of a Life (2011) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Carol Morley.

Cast

• Zawe Ashton as Joyce Vincent
• Alix Luka-Cain as Young Joyce
• Cornell John as Father
• Neelam Bakshi as Mother
• Frances Cooper as Sister
• Kelly Agbowu as Sister
• Sophia Leonie as Sister
• Nadia Di Mambro as Sister
• Diveen Henry as Housing Officer
• Jay Simpson as Caretaker
• Daren Elliott Holmes as Bailiff
• Angela Sims as Cleaner
• Jonathan Harden as Cleaner
• Joanna Brookes as Cleaner
• Ki' Juan Whitton as Young Boy
• Robert Cawsey as Strippogram
• Polly Kemp as Refuge Worker
• Tom Nearney as Musician
• Lee Colley as Sound Engineer
• Pearl Smith as Woman in Pub
• Sarah Dulley as Nurse
• Carol Morley as Herself/Interviewer

Crew

• Carol Morley — Writer
• Carol Morley — Director
• Mary Farbrother — Director of Photography
• Lynda Hall — Director of Photography
• Cairo Cannon — Producer
• James Mitchell — Producer

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