Mothertime
| Mothertime | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Matthew Jacobs |
| Produced by | Josh Golding |
| Written by |
Novel: Gillian White |
| Starring |
Kate Maberly Gina McKee Anthony Andrews Imogen Stubbs Sheila Allen Felix Bell Rosalind Bennett Faith Brook Megan De Wolf Stephanie Fayerman |
| Music by | John Harle |
| Cinematography | Peter Hannan |
| Edited by |
Rodney Holland Pamela Power |
| Distributed by | BBC Films |
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Release date
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28 December 1997 (UK) 1 January 1998 (USA) |
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Running time
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87 min. |
| Country | London, England United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Mothertime is a 1997 British film directed by Matthew Jacobs.
Vanessa and her siblings watch, as their divorced mother once again becomes drunk, making the children believe their Christmas will be ruined once again. Some drastic changes must be taken. When their mother is drunk, they take her and lock her in a basement to dry out. So begins a conspiracy to hide her absence from their father and the cleaning lady. The children feed their mother and spend many hours in the basement with her, hence the title Mothertime. The children also spend time with their beloved father and his new wife hoping to spring a new but long lost family whole again. Unfortunately, the manoeuvres are not so easy.
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