A LOVE SONG TO WORKING WOMEN, MEN, AND DOGS. EVERYWHERE.
When Povey's, a tiny hardware shop in Bloomsbury, London, is at risk of closure - what does that mean for its community? In a world that is the very opposite of self service, we follow shopkeepers Karen and Trevor, their dog Buster, employee Karl, and the customers on what might well be the last seven days of trading.
        
        
        
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            DELIGHTFUL, AND SAD AND ENGAGING.
            A REAL TASTE OF OLD BLOOMSBURY.
            I THINK IT'S A LOVELY FILM.
          
          
            REBECCA O'BRIEN - SIXTEEN FILMS
          
        
            A MOVING ACCOUNT OF
            THE LAMENTABLE DEMISE
            OF THE SMALL SHOP.
          
          
            BBC
          
        
            FULL OF BEAUTIFULLY SHOT AND VERY
            TELLING SMALL DETAILS THAT MAKE
            IT RICHLY SATISFYING.
            A DEEPLY CHARMING, INSIGHTFUL,
            AND RICHLY ELEGIAC FILM.
          
          
            THE WHICKERS
          
        
            IN SOME WAYS A STORY OF 'ORDINARY PEOPLE',
            IN OTHERS 'EXTRAORDINARY'.
            A DOCUMENTARY THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE,
            AND A BRILLIANT STUDY OF A
            DISAPPEARING WAY OF LIFE. MUST SEE.
          
          
            JOHNNY FEWINGS - EX UNIVERSAL PICTURES / POLYGRAM / VIRGIN
          
        
            MORE THAN A FILM ABOUT A SHOP
            CLOSING AND IT'S EFFECT ON THE
            CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE BEEN GOING MANY
            YEARS. A DEEPLY TOUCHING FILM ABOUT A
            COMMUNITY WITH THE MOST ENGAGING AND
            LOVABLE CHARACTERS, BEAUTIFULLY CAPTURED.
            LIFE FOR THEM WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
          
          
            GEOFF POSNER - POZZITIVE PRODUCTIONS
          
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