Hilda faces twilight years of loneliness and isolation, spending periods normally devoted to happiness and reconciliation in solitude. Whilst cleaning out her deceased husband’s belonging’s she unearths a buried secret, leading to a confrontation with her past and an opportunity to escape solitude and live a life she denied herself.
Acting
Joan Collins, 85, delivers career-best subtlety. No camp, all ache.
Writing
16 minutes that say what three-hour films can't.
Direction
Two first-time directors who clearly planned every frame.
Director
Paul Agar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in one day on a £5,000 budget. Joan Collins worked for scale because the script moved her.
Based on true stories from UK's post-war 'lavender marriages'—gay men and lesbians who married to survive social erasure.
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