Movie: House of America

Top 6 Billed Cast

Siân Phillips
Siân Phillips

Mam

Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys

Boyo

Steven Mackintosh
Steven Mackintosh

Sid

Lisa Palfrey
Lisa Palfrey

Gwenny

Steve Speirs
Steve Speirs

The Head

Richard Harrington
Richard Harrington

Cat

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    "House of America" is a 1997 film directed by Marc Evans. The film, set in a depressed Welsh mining town, centres on a dysfunctional family unit of brothers Boyo and Sid, their sister Gwenny and their controlling mother. The film tackles issues such as Welsh identity, its need for indigenous heroes and the nation's perceived inferiority complex.

  • Release Date

    1997-01-01

  • Average

    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    English

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