The film centers on four pairs – Frances is a recent widow who wants to get away from Scotland to Australia with her teenage son Alex to escape her memories, arrival of her old mother Elspeth makes her reconsider her decision. Alex approaches his first sexual experience with neighbour girl Nita. Chloe and Lily are two old women who like to attend strangers’ funerals and Tom with Sam are two schoolboys who skip school to play on the beach and talk.
Release Date: 24 December 1997Runtime: 95 min
Stars:
- Arlene Cockburn
- Billy McElhaney
- Christian Zanone
- Douglas Murphy
- Emma Thompson
- Gary Hollywood
- Harry Welsh
- Helen Devon
- Jan Shand
- Phyllida Law
- Sandra Voe
- Sandy Neilson
- Sean Biggerstaff
- Sheila Reid
- Tom Watson
Director: Alan Rickman