Synopsis
It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances has just lost her husband to an early death, so her mother, Elspeth, travels to Frances' house to reconnect with her daughter and grandson, Alex. Meanwhile, old women Chloe and Lily go to a funeral, youngsters Sam and Tom cut class, and Alex gets a crush on tomboy Nita.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
54 audience votes
Key crew
- Alan RickmanDirector
- Sharman MacdonaldWriter
- Alan RickmanWriter
- Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Emma ThompsonFrances
- Phyllida LawElspeth
- Sheila ReidLily
- Sandra VoeChloe
- Arlene CockburnNita
- Gary HollywoodAlex
- Sean BiggerstaffTom
- Tom WatsonMinister
- Alan RickmanMan in street
- Douglas MurphySam
- Jan ShandCafé Proprietor
- Sandy NeilsonPasser-by
Stills
Themes
winterscotlandbased on play or musicalskipping schoolseaside townmother daughter relationship