When his young daughter disappears, her father refuses to accept that she is dead and sets out on a journey to find her.
Acting
James Fox's crumbling desperation is genuinely hard to watch.
Direction
Sturridge turns Thatcher-era Britain into a purgatory.
Director
Charles Sturridge
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kate Hardie was only 16 during filming; her breakout role before becoming a respected cinematographer.
Released at the height of Thatcher's Britain, the film's desperate working-class landscapes mirror the era's collapsed industrial communities.
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