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Summary
Beth, a bookish teenager, befriends Emilia, an aspiring novelist who has just arrived in town. Emilia soon begins an affair with Beth's father that threatens to have devastating consequences.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 48Audiences 48GoodWatch 50
Tomatometer54%
Metascore42
IMDb6.3
User score4.3
Audience score39%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most dramas, −19 min on the typical 109
typical 10990Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 23 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
+13Released
2011
October 14, 2011
15 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more21 people
- Jessica Brown FindlayEmelia
- Harry TreadawayJake
- Josef AltinDave
- Felicity JonesBeth Fischer
- Julia OrmondJoa
- Justin EdwardsPoliceman
- Sebastian KochJonathan
- Peter VaughanGrandpa
Hazel DouglasGranny
Thomas Brodie-SangsterMark- KOKatie OverdPosy
David CannGrumpy Man
Kenneth CollardAngry Man
Billy SeymourSpotty Youth
Alexis ZegermanManageress
Chandra RueggWaitress
Marie-France AlvarezFemale Customer
Mark RyderRich- ANArthur NightingalePorter
Angus BarnettGuest
Laura PowerBrainbox Girl
Directing · 1
- Niall MacCormick Director
Writing · 1
- Tamzin Rafn Screenplay
Production · 6
- Marc Samuelson Executive Producer
- Steve Christian Executive Producer
- Adrian Sturges Producer
- Shaheen Baig Casting
- Andrew Fingret Co-Producer
- Andrew Litvin Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Jan Jonaeus Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Mark Eckersley Editor
Sound · 6
- Jack C. Arnold Original Music Composer
- Gareth Rhys Jones Foley Artist
- Sacha Walker Sound Effects Editor
- Ruben Aguirre Barba Sound Effects Editor
- Claire Freeman Music Supervisor
- Craig Irving Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 4
- Paul Cripps Production Design
- Arwel Evans Art Direction
- Dominic Roberts Art Direction
- Kathryn Pyle Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Charlotte Holdich Costume Design
- Sophia Weston Makeup Artist
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