

28 Up
1985-10-06 · 136 min · ★ 7.5
Just two years away from turning 30, participants in Michael Apted's documentary series are facing serious questions of identity and purpose, wondering whether they've found their place in the world.
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- Michael Apted
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- United Kingdom
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Lynn JohnsonSelf
Tony WalkerSelf
Jacqueline BassettSelf
Bruce BaldenSelf
Andrew BrackfieldSelf
Paul KligermanSelf
Symon BasterfieldSelf
Neil HughesSelf
Peter DaviesSelf
Suzanne DeweySelf
Susan SullivanSelf
John BrisbySelf (archive footage)
Nicholas HitchonSelf
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