Dreams of a Life (2011)

6.5/10 95 min Drama Documentary

Overview

A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.

Cast

Zawe Ashton

Joyce Vincent

Cornell John

Father

Neelam Bakshi

Mother

Sophia Leonie

Sister

Diveen Henry

Housing Officer

Jay Simpson

Caretaker

Daren Elliott Holmes

Bailiff

Angela Sims

Cleaner

Jonathan Harden

Cleaner

Joanna Brookes

Cleaner

Robert Cawsey

Strippogram

Polly Kemp

Refuge Worker

Lee Colley

Sound Engineer

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