Poppy is an irrepressible 30-something enjoying her life in Camden, north London's boho HQ. Whether out on her bike, preparing lessons for the kids in her primary school class, or drinking with friends in the local, she keeps a smile on her face and a joke on her lips. Despite the misgivings of her younger sister, who has settled down in the suburbs to start a family, Poppy is happy with her life and determined to get the most out of every day. When her bicycle is stolen, however, Poppy decides to invest in driving lessons, a decision that will bring her face-to-face with a character and a world view quite unlike her own. Mike Leigh's first film since the Oscar nominated "Vera Drake" re-teams the veteran figure of Britain's social realist movement with star Sally Hawkins. As Poppy, Hawkins is in almost every frame, and she lights up the screen with a performance of infectious energy and enthusiasm. "Happy-Go-Lucky" sees a calmer, more optimistic take on post-Blair Britain from Leigh. It is a country where individualism and the pursuit of happiness define the lives of a generation, but where old-fashioned ideas like community and selflessness still exist. And though - this being Mike Leigh - we're inevitably waiting for the hammer to fall, sometimes life is allowed to have a happy ending.

Release Date: 18/04/2008
Certificate: U
Genre: Family

"Son of Rambow". Famous for their slightly subversive attitude and whimsical tone of their underrated "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", Jennings' early '80s tale involves two kids who couldn't be more opposite: subdued, well-mannered Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner), raised in a strict household governed by a religious sect; and wild child Lee Carter (Will Poulter), a terror in the classroom and bossed around only by his older brother while his wealthy parents are out of the country. It turns out Will also has a talent for elaborately imaginative sketching which he puts to good use. The boys' differences cleverly come together in a school hallway when Will, barred from watching television even in class and so excused until the session is over, comes into aggressive contact with Lee, booted into the hallway by his teacher. In this rambunctious tale, two British lads combine their imaginative and rebellious natures for a sweetly raucous adventure.

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Release Date: 21/03/2008
Certificate: U
Genre: Family