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27 May 2009 (France) morePlot:
Eric a football fanatic postman whose life is descending in to crisis receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Eric Cantona. full summary | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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2009 Efa Noms: This Year's Favorite (A Prophet) vs. Last Year's Fave (Slumdog) (From ioncinema. 7 November 2009)
Ken Loach Is Looking For Iraq
(From EmpireOnline. 6 November 2009, 7:51 AM, PST)
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Lots of Laughs more (19 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Steve Evets | ... | Eric Bishop |
| Eric Cantona | ... | Eric |
| Stephanie Bishop | ... | Lily |
 | Gerard Kearns | ... | Ryan |
 | Stefan Gumbs | ... | Jess |
| Lucy-Jo Hudson | ... | Sam |
| Cole Williams | ... | Daisy |
| Dylan Williams | ... | Daisy |
 | Matthew McNulty | ... | Young Eric |
| Laura Ainsworth | ... | Young Lily |
| Max Beesley | ... | Eric's Father (as Maxton Beesley) |
| Kelly Bowland | ... | Ryan's Girlfriend |
| Julie Brown | ... | Nurse |
 | John Henshaw | ... | Meatballs |
| Justin Moorhouse | ... | Spleen |
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116 minColour:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Ireland:15A | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | France:U | Sweden:11 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:MA | Germany:12 | UK:15 | Hong Kong:IIBFilming Locations:
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UKFun Stuff
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The short film I Dream of Zinedine Zidane (2005) directed by Tim Gee precedes Looking for Eric at elected theaters. It also deals with one man's obsession with a footballer. moreFAQ
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I found this film extremely good fun. The plot was a little surreal, but it held you. The acting was excellent and there were lots of laughs. Cantona acquits himself perfectly respectably. As usual with Ken Loach, there was a bleaker side to the fun and the realities of ordinary people's lives were not glossed over or "prettied up". As is also the case with Loach films, one had the sensation that this was not being "acted" by professional luvvies, but conveyed with sincerity. This must be extremely difficult to achieve and I am full of admiration for the skill involved. Manchester United fans and other football followers will enjoy some of the documentary footage. But this is not just a film for football enthusiasts. I thoroughly recommend it.