Distant Voices, Still Lives

Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy. Their father was physically abusive to his wife and left the children emotionally traumatized. As a result, the children have grown into unhappy adults, looking for love they didn't receive when they were young.

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  Terence Davies

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  Freda Dowie
  Mother
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  Pete Postlethwaite
  Father
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  Angela Walsh
  Eileen
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  Lorraine Ashbourne
  Maisie
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  Dean Williams
  Tony
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  Sally Davies
  Eileen as a child
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  Susan Flanagan
  Maisie as a child
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  Nathan Walsh
  Tony as a child
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  Michael Starke
  Dave
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  Debi Jones
  Micky
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  Vincent Maguire
  George
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  Marie Jelliman
  Jingles
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  Antonia Mallen
  Rose
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  Anne Dyson
  Granny
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  Jean Boht
  Aunty Nell
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  Chris Darwin
  Red
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  Andrew Schofield
  Les
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  Pauline Quirke
  Doreen
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  Carl Chase
  Uncle Ted
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  Alan Bird
  Priest