TWO FOR JOY (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Samantha Morton (In America), Billie Piper (City of Tiny Lights), Daniel Mays (Swimming With Men), Bella Ramsey (film debut), Emilia Jones (Brimstone), Badger Skelton (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Tom Beard (film debut), director, writer; Emma Comley (Buttercup Bill) and Sadie Frost (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow), producers; Rodaidh McDonald (film debut), composer; Tim Sidell (Storage 24), cinematographer; Izabella Curry (film debut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Aisha (Morton) is a single mother with severe depression, and whose teenage daughter Vi (Jones) is saddled with the responsibility of caring for her mother as well as her younger brother Troy (Skelton). When they take a holiday together to the seaside, they meet single mother Lillah (Piper) who is living with her gregarious brother Lias (Mays) and her rambunctious daughter Miranda (Ramsey), and it’s not long before both dysfunctional families begin to clash…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

After a period away from big-screen acting, Samantha Morton returns to cinemas in this low-key and effective family drama.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2018

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