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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama - 89 minutes

Log Line

Clio Barnard, the award-winning director of The Selfish Giant, returns with this moving tale of familial secrets starring Golden Globe winning actress Ruth Wilson.

Previous markets

  • AFM 2016 (Debut)
  • Berlin EFM 2017 (Line up)
  • Cannes 2017 (Line up)
  • AFM 2017 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Clio BARNARD
Writer(s) : Clio BARNARD
Cast : Ruth WILSON, Mark STANLEY, Sean BEAN

Producer(s) : Tracy O'RIORDAN

Synopsis

Following the death of her father, Alice (Ruth Wilson) returns to her hometown for the first time in 15 years, to claim the tenancy to the family farm she believes is rightfully hers. Once there she is confronted by a brother (Mark Stanley) she barely recognises, worn down by years of trying to keep the farm going, who is naturally hostile to her arrival and her claim. Alice must confront traumatic memories and family betrayals to find a way to restore the farm and salvage the bond with her brother…before both are irrevocably lost.

Production

Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM

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Festivals and Awards

BFI London FF 2017 (Gala Screening)
Toronto - TIFF 2017 (Platform)
Berlin European Film Market (EFM) 2018


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