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Samantha Morton | ... |
Iris Kelly
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Claire Rushbrook | ... |
Rose Kelly
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Rita Tushingham | ... |
Mum
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Christine Tremarco | ... |
Vron
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Stuart Townsend | ... |
Tom
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Matthew Delamere | ... |
Gary
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Mark Womack | ... |
Frank
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Clara Francis | ... |
Elena
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Joe Tucker | ... |
Sam
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Daniel O'Meara | ... |
Max
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Crissy Rock | ... |
Compere
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Lisa Millett | ... |
Sylvia
(as Lisa Millet)
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John Whitehall | ... |
Man at station
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Marie Jelliman | ... |
Manageress
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Michelle Byatt | ... |
Woman In Lost Property
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Stella Scragg | ... |
Customer
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David Brice | ... |
Man in bed
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Jack Marsden | ... |
Builder
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Sean Cauldwell | ... |
Man in club
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Sandie Lavelle | ... |
Woman at phone box
(as Sandie Lavell)
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Jill Broadber | ... |
Conductor
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The Castle Singers | ... |
Choir
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Directed by
Carine Adler |
Written by
Carine Adler | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Ben Gibson | ... | executive producer |
Kate Ogborn | ... | producer |
Roger Shannon | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Ilona Sekacz |
Cinematography by
Barry Ackroyd |
Editing by
Ewa J. Lind |
Editorial Department
Coornelia Brown | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Simone Pereira Hind | ... | (as Simone Ireland) |
Vanessa Pereira |
Production Design by
John Paul Kelly | ... | (as John-Paul Kelly) |
Art Direction by
Niall Moroney |
Costume Design by
Frances Tempest |
Makeup Department
Lyn Moore | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
Jenny Sharpe | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
Production Management
Chris Collins | ... | executive in charge of production |
Ann Harrison-Baxter | ... | production manager |
Andy Powell | ... | post-production supervisor |
Angela Topping | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anneli Downing | ... | assistant director |
Gus Maclean | ... | assistant director |
Karen McConnell | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Amanda Armstrong | ... | painter |
Lynne Benelick | ... | production buyer |
Steve Branch | ... | construction coordinator |
Carl Pollard | ... | art department runner |
Sue Pow | ... | assistant art director |
Adam Southgate | ... | stand-by props |
Sound Department
Tristan Aneca | ... | boom operator (as Tristan Anika) |
Gary Desmond | ... | sound |
Paul Hamblin | ... | dubbing mixer |
Graham Headicar | ... | dubbing editor / sound editor |
Catherine Hodgson | ... | dubbing editor |
Phil Porter | ... | additional boom operator |
Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Brookes | ... | electrician |
Vinny Cowper | ... | electrician |
Kirsty Dawson | ... | camera department runner |
Carl Hudson | ... | focus puller |
Jason Kadema | ... | electrician |
Matthew Moffat | ... | gaffer |
Jacqueline Lucas Palmer | ... | still photographer |
Christine Parry | ... | still photographer |
Simon Thirlaway | ... | best boy |
Michael Timney | ... | clapper loader |
Casting Department
Beverley Keogh | ... | casting: Liverpool |
Danielle Roth | ... | casting assistant: London |
David Shaw | ... | casting: Liverpool |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shirley Nevin | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
Stephen Cheers | ... | location manager |
Paul Grant | ... | assistant location manager |
Andy Holt | ... | location scout |
Script and Continuity Department
Eliza Mellor | ... | script development |
Estela Welldon | ... | script consultant |
Additional Crew
Rory Mac Dermott | ... | production accountant |
Debra McDonough | ... | production secretary |
Shelley Simmons | ... | unit publicist |
Vicky Swift | ... | production coordinator |
Production Companies
- British Film Institute (BFI) (presents)
- Channel Four Television (presents)
- Strange Dog Productions
- Rouge Films (in association with)
- Merseyside Film Production Fund (in association with)
Distributors
- Artkino Pictures (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- BIM Distribuzione (1998) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Dendy Films (1998) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Kamras Film Group (2000) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Arrow Entertainment (1998) (United States)
- BFI Films (United Kingdom)
- BFI Video (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Future Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
- Kairos Filmverleih (Germany)
- MK2 Diffusion (France)
- Mongrel Media (Canada)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
- VCI (2001) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2002) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Boom (sound re-recorded at)
- Cine Image Film Opticals (titles and opticals)
- Cine-Europe (camera equipment provided by)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- The Electric Light Company (lighting equipment)
- Universal Sound Studios (foley recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Although married and pregnant Rose has always been Mother's favorite, it is younger sister Iris whose life is shaken up by Mother's death. Suffocating, Iris spirals out of control and copes by losing herself in sexual oblivion. She leaves her steady, Gary, for a steady stream of one night stands in the arms of mysterious strangers, alienating Gary, Rose, her friends, and her employers in the process. Will this go on until she loses everything that is meaningful to her?
Written by Martin Lewison |
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Taglines | Your body betrays your soul. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Director Adler based her ideas for the script on forensic psychiatrist Estela Weldon's book "Mother Madonna Whore" which argues that, whereas men externalize their grieving processes through anger, women internalize them via paths which can incorporate such extreme reactions as mutilation and promiscuity. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in A Bigger Picture: A Look at the British Film Industry of the 90's (2006). See more » |
Soundtracks | Pick-Up See more » |
Quotes |
Rose Kelly:
You all right then? Iris Kelly: Yeah. Are you? Rose Kelly: Yeah, I'm fine. Are you sure you're okay? Iris Kelly: Yeah. Rose Kelly: You look like a slut. Iris Kelly: Thank you. See more » |