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70 Up

2026 · 148 min

A quietly profound and often melancholic reflection on lives lived, offering intimate, unhurried observation that rewards patience with deep emotional resonance.

Directed by: Asif Kapadia
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Nicholas Hitchon, Tony Walker, John Brisby

Tagline: "Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man."
Overview: Across seven decades, British viewers watched 14 children grow into adults in films broadcast every seven years. In the series' final installment – with all surviving participants now in their seventies – what do their lives tell us about Britain?

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Directed by: Asif Kapadia
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Nicholas Hitchon, Tony Walker, John Brisby

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: aging
memory
class
family
identity
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Realism	10
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Tension	2
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Asif Kapadia
Starring: Nicholas Hitchon, Tony Walker, John Brisby, Neil Hughes, Susan Sullivan, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield, Bruce Balden
Runtime: 148 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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