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• Drama

• 2010
• Paddy Considine
• 88 mins
• 18

Summary

Drama starring Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman. After being beaten up by a gang, the angry, bitter Joseph takes refuge at the charity shop where Hannah works. They strike up a tentative rapport, but Hannah has problems of her own that could destroy their chance of friendship.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Damon Wise

British actor Paddy Considine's directorial debut is not for the faint-hearted. Considine is known for a variety of roles (Dead Man's Shoes, Submarine), but this bleak but brilliant tale would rival Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth for grimness. Peter Mullan plays Joseph, a lonely, unemployed drunk who one day staggers into the charity shop run by middle-class housewife Hannah (Olivia Colman). Hannah refuses to rise to Joseph's bitter, sardonic taunts, and over time he gains a begrudging respect for her. But what Joseph doesn't know is that this sweet, caring woman has demons of her own, and when Hannah's secrets spill out, even this world-weary hardcase is shocked. Mullan plays his unsympathetic character with power and magnetism, but it is Colman's terrific performance that sticks in the mind, a powerhouse portrayal of one of modern-day suburbia's many unseen, unheard victims.

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7.5/10

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Cast

rolenameJosephPeter MullanHannahOlivia ColmanJamesEddie MarsanTommyNed DennehyMarieSally CarmanSamuelSamuel BottomleyBodPaul PopplewellKellySian BreckinJackRobin ButlerTerryPaul Conway

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rolenameDirectorPaddy Considine

Details

Theatrical distributor

Optimum Releasing

Released on

2011-10-07

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence and swearing.

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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