Big Night at the Bingo - Our Lives

Taal: nld
Categorie: Documentaire

Bingo halls are a hidden world of mysterious rituals and unfamiliar jargon: singles, doubles, checks and sweating. They are also places of tight friendships, often spanning lifetimes, and the regulars have known each other through thick and thin.Big Night at the Bingo takes us to the Westway bingo hall on the Falls Road in the heart of West Belfast for one of its busiest nights of the year, as the prize money is bumped up into four figures. While the world outside is a place of tough working lives and demanding family commitments, inside the Westway all is calm as the numbers are drawn at random for the captive audience. We meet the regular players who come back day after day in hope of that elusive win. Serenely composed Eilish was taught how to play by her granny when she was in her teens. Hard-working Margaret juggles her bingo alongside working in Asda, a college course, school pick-ups and supporting her husband as he deals with health problems.