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A Bunch of Amateurs (2022)

A bunch of British working class amateur filmmakers with nothing left to lose tackle one of Hollywood's greatest musicals in order to save their beloved Club. Britain’s oldest amateur filmmaking club struggles to survive, as its members grow old amid flickering memories and hardships. In the northern industrial town of Bradford, England, a handful of diehard amateur filmmakers desperately cling to their dreams, and to each other, in this warm and funny look at shared artistic folly that speaks to the delusional dreamer in us all.

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Top billed cast

Colin EgglestoneSelf
Harry NichollsSelf
Joe OgdenSelf
Jeanette WilsonSelf
Phil WainmanSelf
Ian EgglestoneSelf
Andrew CockerillSelf (as Ted)
Marie McCaherySelf
Judith SimpsonSelf
Ian J. SimpsonSelf

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