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2004 | Color | 86:00

Mona is a 16-year-old tomboy whose keen intelligence and sensitivity spur her to find something beyond her flat, everyday existence. Tamsin, the same age, is from a wealthy family and has had the benefit of a good education, though she is spoiled and cynical. The girls couldn't be more different. Still, in spite of their differences, the two girls become friends over the course of one hot summer in Yorkshire.


Country: Reino Unido
Direction: Pawlikowski; Pawel
Script: Cross; Helen, Wynne; Michael, Pawlikowski; Pawel
Production: Collins; Christopher, Seghatchian; Tanya
Photography: Lenczweski; Ryszard
Music: Goldfrapp; Alison, Gregory; Will
Cast:Andrews; Dean, Byrne; Michelle, Antony-Barber; Paul, Edwards; Lynette, Sumner; Kathryn, Press; Natalie, Considine; Paddy, Blunt; Emily
Art direction: Chapman; Netty
Participation year at FICM: 2014

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