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House of America
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Wikipedia article
'House of America' is a 1997 British 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.
The film was the theatrical debut for director Marc Evans, and the film won him the 'Best Directorial Debut' award at the Stockholm International Film Festival. The film also took four awards at the 1998 BAFTA Cymru awards.
It is a part of the cultural era known as Cool Cymru along with other similar independent films of the time.
Cast
* Sin Phillips as Mam
* Matthew Rhys as Boyo
* Steven Mackintosh as Sid
* Lisa Palfrey as Gwenny
* Steve Speirs as The Head
* Richard Harrington as Cat
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