The read
It runs a compact 23m.
Synopsis
A depressed wife and mother whose reality is starting to fracture into fantasy, drives her children to the beach. On the return journey she stops at a service station to fill up with petrol. Four mechanics eye her off and, as one of them walks towards her car, a full-blown erotic fantasy develops.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Margaret DoddWriter
- Margaret DoddDirector
Cast
- Phil ColsonThe Mechanic
- Richard MorecroftCast
- Daniel SedgwickCast
- Gareth SedgwickCast
- Katrina SedgwickCast
- Lisa SedgwickCast
- Pauline SedgwickThe Mother
Themes
dreamsnightmareisolationobsessionpregnancygarageceramicsculpturemechanicdesiregenderrealism