The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
As her adolescence gives way to the obligations of motherhood, troubled Gemma matures in Motherwell, her Scottish hometown, heavily dependent on the steel industry. Unfortunately for her, her hedonistic way of understanding the world does not fit in with the philosophy of the rest of the villagers, so trouble soon follows.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic89/100
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Ellen FiskeDirector
- Ellinor HallinDirector
- Charlie JeffersonOriginal Music Composer
- Ellen FiskeWriter
- Ellinor HallinWriter
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Themes
scotlandcoming of ageteenage girlworking classpovertyrebellious youthteenage loveteenage pregnancymotherhoodsteel town