

Looks and Smiles
Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield, who has, unlike Dickens' Pip, no expectations. Mick lives with his parents, works on his motorbike, looks for work, and every two weeks gets his check from the dole. There are no jobs. His best mate Alan joins the army to fix tanks and is sent to Belfast to quell Catholics. At a disco, Mick meets Karen, who works at a shoe shop and lives with her recently-separated mum. She offers emotional stability and a route to adulthood while Alan pitches the army. What will become of Mick?
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CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival12 Sept 1981
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival14 May 1981
- Theatrical (limited)9 Sept 1981
GermanyDE
- TV610 Oct 1982
GreeceGR
- PremiereThessaloniki International Film Festival19 Nov 1998
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Looks and Smiles was released on 9 September 1981.
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