Hunky Dory

Hunky Dory

NR 2011 · 110 min · ★ 6.0 · Music, Comedy

In the heat of the summer of 1976, drama teacher Vivienne fights sweltering heat and general teenage apathy to put on an end-of-term version of Shakespeare's The Tempest.

Directed by Marc Evans · Written by Laurence Coriat

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