Sorry We Missed You
2019 · 101 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama
Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of modern-day labour exploitation.
Directed by Ken Loach · Written by Paul Laverty
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Kris Hitchen Ricky -
Debbie Honeywood Abby -
Rhys Mcgowan Seb -
Katie Proctor Liza Jane -
Ross Brewster Maloney -
Charlie Richmond Henry - J Julian Ions Freddie
- S Sheila Dunkerley Rosie
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Maxie Peters Robert - C Christopher-John Slater Ben
- H Heather Wood Mollie
- A Alberto Dumba Harpoon
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