Better Things
Drama
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2008
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Gail's agoraphobia keeps her inside where she escapes into romance novels. She shares a house with her Nan, recently back from the hospital. Gradually, they both try to reach out to each other to break their isolation. Rob plunges further into his addiction as a way of numbing his heartbreak over the death of his girlfriend. In his stupor, he dreams of embracing her again. Mr & Mrs Gladwin are going through a shift in their 60 year relationship. Years of resentment and unspoken truths have built a barrier between them that Mrs Gladwin, in her abiding love, tries to erode in little gestures.
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Rated:
TV-MA
Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
17 May 2008
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The ironies are always cruel and never comic in British writer-director Duane Hopkins's striking debut, an austere, though empathetic, insightful and technically crisp slice of social realism.
– David Jenkins,
Time Out,
23 Jan 2009