Set in the port town of Dover in the South-East of England, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband. A day after the burial, she discovers that he has a secret just twenty-one miles across the English Channel in Calais.
2020 – UK – English, French, Urdu, Arabic – 90 min
DUBLIN FILM FESTIVAL, Ireland 2021
Best Actress Award for Joanna Scanlan
THESSALONIKI FILM FESTIVAL, Greece 2020
Best Actress Award for Joanna Scanlan
TAIPEI GOLDEN HORSE FILM FESTIVAL, Taiwan 2020
New Waves
MORELIA FILM FESTIVAL, Mexico 2020
TOKYO FILM FESTIVAL, Japan 2020
ROME FILM FESTIVAL, Italy 2020
CANNES CRITICS WEEK LABEL, France 2020
TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL, USA 2020
WORLD PHYSICAL PREMIERE
BFI London Film Festival, UK 2020
AWARDS
Les Arcs Film Festival, France 2020
Best Music for Chris Roe
BAFTA, UK 2022
Best Leading Actress Award for Joanna Scanlan
Semaine de la Critique Label (2020)
GAN Fondation prize
BIFA, UK 2021
Best British Independent Film
Best Director
Best Debut Director
Best Screenplay
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Skopje Philosophical Film Festival,FYROM 2022
Audience Award