Summary
Working-class Angie, sacked from a recruitment agency for bad public behaviour, teams up with her flatmate to run a similar business from their kitchen. With immigrants desperate for work, the opportunities are considerable, particularly for two girls so in tune with these times.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+16)
Critics 86Audiences 70GoodWatch 78
Tomatometer86%
Audience score71%
IMDb7.0
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.5/5
Box office
1.1×its budget
- Budget
- $6 M
- Worldwide
- $7 M
Worldwide it earned $645 K more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 36 min
Shorter than most dramas, −13 min on the typical 109
typical 10996Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
Released
2007
September 28, 2007
19 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PersianPolishRussianMade in
United Kingdom
Germany- Italy
- Spain
- Poland
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 moreDirecting · 1
- Ken Loach Director, Producer
Writing · 1
- Paul Laverty Screenplay
Production · 10
- Ulrich Felsberg Executive Producer
- Lena Kozlova Executive Producer
- Liza Marshall Producer
- Rebecca O'Brien Producer
- Kathryn Williams Producer
- Valerie Phil Producer
Camera · 1
- Nigel Willoughby Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jonathan Morris Editor
Sound · 1
- George Fenton Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Fergus Clegg Production Design
- Peter James Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Carole Millar Costume Design
- Tara McDonald Makeup Designer
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