Dreams of a Life

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.

Directed by Carol Morley

Top cast

Zawe Ashton

Joyce Vincent

A

Alix Luka-Cain

Young Joyce

Cornell John

Father

Neelam Bakshi

Mother

F

Frances Cooper

Sister

K

Kelly Agbowu

Sister

Sophia Leonie

Sister

N

Nadia Di Mambro

Sister

Diveen Henry

Housing Officer

Jay Simpson

Caretaker

Daren Elliott Holmes

Bailiff

Angela Sims

Cleaner

Jonathan Harden

Cleaner

Joanna Brookes

Cleaner

K

Ki' Juan Whitton

Young Boy

Robert Cawsey

Strippogram

Polly Kemp

Refuge Worker

T

Tom Nearney

Musician

Lee Colley

Sound Engineer

P

Pearl Smith

Woman in Pub

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