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DramaComedy

Typist Artist Pirate King

- Reality is just around the bend.

The growing friendship between two women as they hit the road in an electric car looking for endings and reconciliation.

Release Date : 2023-10-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Cannon and Morley ProductionsMBK Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Monica Dolan

Character Name : Audrey Amiss

Original Name : Monica Dolan

Gender : Female

Kelly Macdonald

Character Name : Sandra Panza

Original Name : Kelly Macdonald

Gender : Female

Gina McKee

Character Name : Dorothy

Original Name : Gina McKee

Gender : Female

Kieran Bew

Character Name : Gabe Patier

Original Name : Kieran Bew

Gender : Male

Christine Bottomley

Character Name : Joan

Original Name : Christine Bottomley

Gender : Female

Judith Chandler

Character Name : Yoga Teacher

Original Name : Judith Chandler

Gender : Male

Gary Bates

Character Name : Vicar

Original Name : Gary Bates

Gender : Male

Orla Cottingham

Character Name : Clairvoyant

Original Name : Orla Cottingham

Gender : Female

Dawn Butler

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Dawn Butler

Gender : Female

Kya Brame

Character Name : Pouting Pamela

Original Name : Kya Brame

Gender : Female

Anand Toora

Character Name : Jimmy Cragg

Original Name : Anand Toora

Gender : Male

Pauline Whitaker

Character Name : Woman in Tweed

Original Name : Pauline Whitaker

Gender : Female

Neal Barry

Character Name : Motorhome Driver

Original Name : Neal Barry

Gender : Male

Issam Al Ghussain

Character Name : Hitcher

Original Name : Issam Al Ghussain

Gender : Male

Gavin Kitchen

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Gavin Kitchen

Gender : Male

Paul Hamilton

Character Name : John

Original Name : Paul Hamilton

Gender : Male

Joanne Allen

Character Name : Knitting Nelly

Original Name : Joanne Allen

Gender : Male

Christine Anderson

Character Name : Café Owner

Original Name : Christine Anderson

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-12-30

This is actually quite a difficult film to review. I thought the performances here, especially from Monica Dolan as "Audrey" but also of Kelly Macdonald as "Sandra" were really quite poignant. The former is a lady with mental health issues, the latter is her psychiatric helper. "Audrey", who believes she is terminally ill, has moments of amazing lucidity followed by moments of violent temper tantrums and almost hallucinatory conversations with people real and imaginary whilst "Sandra" finds herself drawn more into her turbulent world, and more determined to try to make a difference. "Audrey" makes frequent reference to her friend "Dorothy" (Gina McKee) and so "Sandra" agrees to drive her to try and find her - in the hope that it might offer some degree of explanation and maybe even closure for her clearly pained companion. Along the way they push each other to the limits of exasperation and frustration, leaving "Sandra" emotionally exhausted but still undaunted after a period in which most of us, I suspect, would have jumped ship. The story itself, and the production I liked much less. It cannot have had much of a budget and in my opinion too much was left to the roller-coaster characterisations, abandoning the look and feel of the film to that rather basic, filmed early on a Sunday morning, style. It's twenty minutes too long and is extremely dialogue heavy. Whilst some of that is entertaining as well as challenging, it also never gives the audience time for the odd breather so we can actually absorb some of the information we are being pretty relentlessly bombarded with. It's thought provoking and don't expect an easy watch - do expect a BAFTA nomination for Monica Dolan though, she's very good.