Dreams of a Life

6.5 (67 reviews)

95 minutes

2011

Drama•Documentary

A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.

Cast

Zawe Ashton

Joyce Vincent

Alix Luka-Cain

Young Joyce

Cornell John

Father

Neelam Bakshi

Mother

Frances Cooper

Sister

Kelly Agbowu

Sister

Sophia Leonie

Sister

Nadia Di Mambro

Sister

Diveen Henry

Housing Officer

Jay Simpson

Caretaker

Daren Elliott Holmes

Bailiff

Angela Sims

Cleaner

Jonathan Harden

Cleaner

Joanna Brookes

Cleaner

Ki' Juan Whitton

Young Boy

Dreams of a Life

Cast

Zawe Ashton

Alix Luka-Cain

Cornell John

Neelam Bakshi

Frances Cooper

Kelly Agbowu

Sophia Leonie

Nadia Di Mambro

Diveen Henry

Jay Simpson

Daren Elliott Holmes

Angela Sims

Jonathan Harden

Joanna Brookes

Ki' Juan Whitton

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