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Harry Hallowes
- This movie is based on the true story of Harry Hallowes, a man who sued to retain a half-acre of the Hampstead Heath in 2007.
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The story is based upon the real life events surrounding Harry Hallowes who first squatted on the site in 1987 after being evicted from his council flat in Highgate.
Jun 30, 2021 · Is Hampstead Based On a True Story? ‘Hampstead’ is partially based on a true story. The film is loosely based on the life of Harry Hallowes, also known as “Harry the Hermit,” who was born in 1936 in Ireland.
Jun 22, 2017 · Based on the true story of Harry Hallowes, who, in 2007, was declared the legal owner by the Land Registry, to the 90ft patch of land on the edge of Hampstead Heath where he’d been living for 17 years, the film raises the questions about what it means to be homeless: ‘I have a home’, says Gleeson’s character, ‘I generate my own ...
Directed by London-born Joel Hopkins, and exquisitely scored by Hampshire-born Stephen Warbeck, this warm-hearted rom-com is based on the true story of a Hampstead Heath squatter. An accomplished British supporting cast bring the film to life, including James Norton, Lesley Manville, Jason Watkins and Hugh Skinner.
Hampstead: Directed by Joel Hopkins. With Lesley Manville, Brendan Gleeson, Diane Keaton, Will Smith. An American widow finds unexpected love with a man living wild on Hampstead Heath when they take on the developers who want to destroy his home.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Joel Hopkins
- 2019-06-14
Jun 14, 2019 · Apparently based on the true story of one squatter’s quest to be granted permanent residence on land that the Big Bad Real Estate Developer had sought to build upon, it costars a bearded Brendan Gleeson as That Man.
Based on a true story, Donald Horner (Brendan Gleeson) has been a squatter on London's Hampstead Heath for 17 years. He is a surly off-the-grid loner who avoids all trappings of modern life in a quaint shanty shack built from other people's rubbish.