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Wondrous Oblivion  (PG)   106 mins

Eleven year old David Wiseman is mad about cricket but no good at it.  He has all the kit but none of the skill, and he's a laughing stock at school.  So when a Jamaican family move in next door and build a cricket net in the back garden, David is in seventh heaven.  But this is 1960s England, and when the neighbours start to make life difficult for the new arrivals, David's family are caught in the middle, and he has to choose between fitting in or standing up for the new friends who have turned his world upside down.  This is an utterly delightful British comedy-drama by Paul Morrison (who made the impressive Solomon and Gaenor a few years back).  Lovely characters, smashing acting and a great period feel for 60s London.

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Last modified: 20-Jun-2008

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