In a London karaoke bar some time around 1987, Maggie Conlan, a woman with a troubled past, meets Paraguayan immigrant Jorge and has a drink with him. A flashback reveals that Maggie witnessed her father beating her mother, and she confesses to Jorge (whom she calls George) that her four children, all with different fathers, are in the care of social services. Maggie leaves but forgets her wallet, which Jorge returns to her after chasing down her bus. The pair go to a pizza restaurant, then return to Jorge's apartment, where Maggie tells Jorge about her experiences with her abusive, alcoholic ex-boyfriend Simon. In a flashback, Maggie and her children move into a women's refuge.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Drama |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Produced By: | Sally Hibbin |
Directed By: | Ken Loach |
Written By: | Rona Munro |
Cast: | Sandie Lavelle, Caroline Conway, James Bannon, Christine Ellerbeck, Samantha Lavelle, Stephen Webber, Bruce Alexander, Alan Gold, Vladimir Vega, Yvonne Riley, Linda Ross, Crissy Rock, Tom Keller, Nicholas Harrison, Lee Alliston, Jason Stracey, Arbel Jones, Clare Perkins, Ray Winstone, Mauricio Venegas, Luke Brown, Pamela Hunt, Nick Miles, Lorraine Hilton, Kim Hartley, Anna Healy, Rosemary Frankau, Scottie Moore, Ali De Souza, Terence Maynard, Jimmy Batten, Susan Raasay, Lily Farrell, Jill Connick, Sue Sawyer |
In Theaters: | Jan 01, 1995 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 41 minutes |
Production: | Channel Four Films, Film Four International, Parallax Pictures |
Budget: | $38,976,598 |
Box Office: | $152,457 |
Available On: | Amazon |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |