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It's a Free World... (2008)
Working-class Angie gets sacked from a recruitment agency for bad public behaviour. Seizing the chance, she teams up with her flatmate to run a similar business from their kitchen. With immigrants desperate to work, the opportunities are considerable, particularly for two girls so in tune with these times.
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Working-class Angie gets sacked from a recruitment agency for bad public behaviour. Seizing the chance, she teams up with her flatmate to run a similar business from their kitchen. With immigrants desperate to work, the opportunities are considerable, particularly for two girls so in tune with these times.
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama
Written By:Paul Laverty
In Theaters:2/28/2008
Box Office:$6,645,036
Runtime:96 minutes
Studio:Sixteen Films, BiM Distribuzione, EMC, Tornasol Media, SPI International, Film4 Productions
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