UK,
1994, 101 min
Directed by:
Ken LoachScreenplay:
Rona MunroCinematography:
Barry AckroydComposer:
George FentonCast:
Crissy Rock, Ray Winstone, Clare Perkins, Lorraine Hilton, Terence Maynard, Nick Miles, Bruce Alexander, Arbel Jones, Tom KellerPlots(1)
Maggie ConlanĀ (Crissy Rock) is a unmarried mother. She had four children from four different men, that she left because they all beat her. The only night she left her children alone at home, they are hurt by a fire. So the social services take them away. She unsuccessfully fights to have them back. One day, she meets Jorge (Vladimir Vega), a man that will simply love her without violence, and it seems she will now have a normal happy family life. But their new-born baby is also confiscated by the social services... Based on a true story. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1995 - Ken Loach (Best International Film)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1994 - Crissy Rock (Best Actress)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 1994 - Crissy Rock (Silver Bear for Best Actress)
- 1994 - Ken Loach (Golden Bear for Best Film)