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…a humorous, insightful, feel-good film with heart.
In Clubland, director Cherie Nowlan’s much anticipated follow up to 1997’s highly acclaimed comedy drama Thank God He Met Lizzie, Jean Dwight (Brenda Blethyn) – a middle-aged, adoring but manipulative mum – is rekindling her dreams of fame after long ago having given up a promising career as a stand up comedian to raise her two sons: virginal 21-year-old Tim (Khan Chittenden) and Mark (Richard Wilson), who has cerebral palsy. Now she appears at local clubs with her bawdy act in an attempt to recharge her dreams of making it. Tim is her designated driver, but he has more pressing things on his mind – he’s head over heels in love with his feisty new girlfriend Jill (Emma Booth), who’s also a tutor in his sexual awakening. A comic battle then ensues as the overbearing Jean, fearful that she’s losing her son to Jill, refuses to give him up without a fight.
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