Movie1981106 minReleasedGB 15

Burning an Illusion

A young black woman in England becomes increasingly frustrated with her life with her lazy, demanding boyfriend, and with the help of friends seeks something better.

Drama

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Language

Original release language

Production

BFI

Lead production company

Scope

106 min

Total runtime

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Cast

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Featured Cast

Cassie McFarlane

Pat Williams

Victor Romero Evans

Del Bennett

Beverley Martin

Sonia

Angela Wynter

Cynthia

Malcolm Frederick

Chamberlain

Chris Tummings

Scotty

Trevor Laird

Pest

Corinne Skinner-Carter

Pat's Mother

John Cannon

Prison Warder

#10

Nicola Wright

Christine

#11

Larrington Walker

Tony

#12

Marva Buchanan

Lorna

Crew

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Menelik Shabazz

Director

Directing

Judy Seymour

Editor

Editing

Menelik Shabazz

Writer

Writing

Ras Angels

Original Music Composer

Sound

Roy Cornwall

Director of Photography

Camera

Vivien Pottersman

Producer

Production

Miranda Melville

Art Direction

Art

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Burning an Illusion (1981) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Trailer

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Burning an Illusion (1981) clip - on Blu-ray from 19 September 2022 | BFI

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Ratings

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TMDB Score

6.1

from 7 ratings

Certification

GB 15

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