
Happy-Go-Lucky(2008)
The one movie this fall that will put a smile on your face.
A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.





Movie: Happy-Go-Lucky
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