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Summary Acclaimed actor Richard E. Grant's semi-autobiographical "coming-of-age at the end of an age" story is told through the eyes of young Ralph Compton (Hoult). Set during the last gasp of the British Empire in Swaziland, South East Africa, in 1969, the plot focuses on the dysfunctional Compton family whose gradual disintegration mirrors the...

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Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews
61
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary Acclaimed actor Richard E. Grant's semi-autobiographical "coming-of-age at the end of an age" story is told through the eyes of young Ralph Compton (Hoult). Set during the last gasp of the British Empire in Swaziland, South East Africa, in 1969, the plot focuses on the dysfunctional Compton family whose gradual disintegration mirrors the...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews
61
60% Positive
15 Reviews
36% Mixed
9 Reviews
4% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews
61
60% Positive
15 Reviews
36% Mixed
9 Reviews
4% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
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60% Positive
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20% Mixed
1 Rating
20% Negative
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Production Company Scion Films, Loma Nasha, Reeleyes Film, Wah Film Productions Ltd.
Release Date May 12, 2006
Duration 2 h
Rating R
Tagline Every family has its own language.
British Independent Film Awards
2 Nominations
Prism Awards
1 Nomination
Irish Film and Television Awards
1 Nomination