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This Beautiful Fantastic
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This Beautiful Fantastic

2016-10-20 · 100 min · ★ 7.1

Drama · Romance · Comedy

Set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden in the heart of London, this contemporary fairy tale revolves around the unlikely friendship between a reclusive young woman and a cantankerous old widower. Bella Brown is a beautifully quirky young woman who dreams of writing and illustrating a successful children’s book. After she is forced by her landlord to deal with her neglected garden or face eviction, she meets her match, nemesis, and unlikely mentor in Alfie Stephenson, a grumpy, loveless, old man who lives next door who happens to be an amazing horticulturalist.

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Directors
Simon Aboud
Production companies
Constance Media, Smudge Films, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Ipso Facto Productions, Ambi Distribution
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

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Jessica Brown FindlayJessica Brown FindlayBella Brown
Tom WilkinsonTom WilkinsonAlfie Stevenson
Andrew ScottAndrew ScottVernon
Jeremy IrvineJeremy IrvineBilly Tranter
Anna ChancellorAnna ChancellorMrs Bramble
Mia FarkasovskaYoung Bella
Eileen DaviesEileen DaviesMilly
Natalie NasseraldeenRhian
Nancy NasseraldeenAmy
Paul HunterO'Brien
Sheila HancockSheila HancockMother Superior
Charlotte AspreyCharlotte AspreyPublisher

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