One dead dog, one awkward ex, and suddenly you're soul-searching on public transit.
When Maggie is asked to babysit for her boss' wife, an unfortunate incident alters her outlook on love, life and an old relationship. A wonderfully engaging short film that examines the transformative nature of human relationships.
Acting
Garai and Stevens weaponize awkward chemistry beautifully.
Writing
Dialogue that stumbles exactly like real regret sounds.
Director
Sam Hoare
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Romola Garai and Dan Stevens had already played lovers in 'The Hour' and would reunite in 'The Crimson Petal and the White'—their shorthand intimacy here is years of shared screen history compressed into eighteen minutes.
This short premiered at the London Film Festival as part of a wave of early-2010s British shorts exploring middle-class emotional constipation—think 'Black Mirror' without the technology, just the creeping dread of eye contact.
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