Directed by:
Sam MendesScreenplay:
Sam MendesCinematography:
Roger DeakinsCast:
Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Toby Jones, Colin Firth, Sara Stewart, Tanya Moodie, Tom Brooke, Crystal Clarke, Mark Ryan, Spike Leighton, Adrian McLoughlin (more)VOD (4)
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In the early 1980s, Hilary (Olivia Colman), a duty manager at the Empire Cinema on the south coast of England, is struggling with her mental health and is having an affair with her married boss Donald (Colin Firth). When Stephen (Micheal Ward) starts working at the cinema, he and Hilary fall for each other, but as Hilary's mental health fluctuates, the constant racism Stephen suffers culminates in a violent assault. (Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Olivia Colman
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