A dead mom, a stolen Modigliani, and Dawn French causing absolute chaos in Wiltshire. What could go wrong?
Forty-five-year-old Adrian has been living with his mother Lucy and running their Wiltshire dairy farm all his adult life. When Lucy unexpectedly dies of a heart attack, a rogue's gallery of family members show up at the farm to argue over the execution of Ruth's will. The one object that everyone seems to want, and several people try to steal, is Ruth's valuable Modigliani painting. In the midst of all this confusion over Ruth's death, a mysterious visitor named Ilaria inserts herself onto the scene and has a surprising effect on those gathered.
Acting
Dawn French devours every scene; Lesley Manville weaponizes passive aggression.
Writing
Wickedly specific insults and inheritance squabbles that feel uncomfortably real.
Director
William Brookfield
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director William Brookfield never directed another feature; this remains his singular, deeply odd contribution to British cinema.
The film quietly inverts the 'mysterious stranger' trope—Ilaria doesn't solve problems, she simply reveals how broken everyone already was.
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