A story about modern family relationships, as seen through the eyes of 15 year-old David. Six years after his dad dies in a car crash, David's mum moves in with the new man in her life. As the two families come together - complete with teenage step brothers and sisters, a crushingly acerbic granny and one feisty, American self-help guru ex-wife - David has fantasies of his father's ghost returning to disrupt the new step-family and test its survival.
Acting
Young Aaron Taylor-Johnson before he was famous
Writing
Acerbic granny one-liners steal scenes
Director
David Cohen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Aaron Taylor-Johnson's second film role at age 15, years before Kick-Ass made him famous.
The film satirizes early-2000s British middle-class anxiety about American self-help culture invading traditional family structures.
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