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Affinity is a British film of genre Drama directed by Tim Fywell released in USA on 28 december 2008 with Zoë Tapper

Affinity (2008)

Affinity
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Released in USA 28 december 2008
Length 2h
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Romance
Rating61% 3.097093.097093.097093.097093.09709

Affinity is a 2008 UK film adaptation of Sarah Waters' 1999 novel of the same name; directed by Tim Fywell and screenplay by Andrew Davies.

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Affinity is set in Victorian England; the story of an upper-class woman, Margaret (Anna Madeley), who becomes an official "Visitor" to a woman's prison; however, she becomes emotionally attached to one of the inmates, Selina (Zoe Tapper).

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