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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

Crew

Hans de Weers

Hans de Weers

Producer

Marc Evans

Marc Evans

Director

Pierre Aïm

Pierre Aïm

Director of Photography

Mark Tildesley

Mark Tildesley

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Jany Temime

Jany Temime

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House of America

19975.0 / 1094 min
Drama

Overview

"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.