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Albatross(2011)
Status: Released
Date: 2011-10-14
60%
120 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
Beautiful. smart. talented. trouble.
Overview:
Beth, a bookish teenager, befriends Emilia, an aspiring novelist who has just arrived in town. Emilia soon begins an affair with Beth's father that threatens to have devastating consequences.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies: 
CinemaNX
Movie: Albatross
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jessica Brown Findlay
Emelia
Harry Treadaway
Jake
Josef Altin
Dave
Felicity Jones
Beth Fischer
Julia Ormond
Joa
Justin Edwards
Policeman
Sebastian Koch
Jonathan
Peter Vaughan
Grandpa
Hazel Douglas
Granny
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Mark
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