Adaptation of the novel by Gillian White. A drunken woman's children lock her in the sauna in an attempt to cure her of her alcoholism. The teenage daughter runs the house and tries to engineer a reunion between her parents. But the parents have been keeping secrets from their children, and nothing is as it seems.
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Cast
24 people
Gina McKee
Caroline
Known for
Bodyguard
Notting Hill
Kate Maberly
Vanessa
Known for
The Langoliers
The Secret Garden
Matthew Jacobs
Recording Engineer
David M. Thompson
Josh Golding
Anthony Andrews
Robin
Known for
The English Game
Brideshead Revisited
Peter Hannan
Gillian White
Gordon Ronald
Imogen Stubbs
Suzie
Known for
Sense and Sensibility
Erik the Viking
Andrew Munro
Zohren Weiss
Dominic
Known for
101 Dalmatians
Jack & Diane
Matthew Jacobs Director · Peter Hannan Cinematographer
First release December 28, 1997 · Produced in United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 28, 1997
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No release date listed for United States.
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