P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

From the producer of “Chariots of Fire” and the director of “Coal Miner's Daughter” comes a light-hearted look at first love

198277 min6.9 / 10

A warm, playful coming-of-age comedy about teenage first love set in post-war London, where cricket, school plays, and innocent romance converge.

Summer, 1948. 14-year-old Alan has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes, and that he will finally kiss classmate Ann. So when he's cast opposite her in a play that requires a kiss and England seem to be doing well in cricket, life couldn't be better.

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