Mothertime

Mothertime
Directed by	Matthew Jacobs
Produced by	Josh Golding
Written by	Novel: Gillian White
Starring	Kate Maberly Gina McKee Anthony Andrews Imogen Stubbs Shelia Allen Felix Bell Rosalind Bennett Faith Brook Megan De Wolf Stephanie Fayerman
Music by	John Harle
Cinematography	Peter Hannan
Editing by	Rodney Holland Pamela Power
Distributed by	BBC Films
Release date(s)	28 December 1997 (UK) January 1, 1998 (USA)
Running time	87 min.
Country	London, England  United Kingdom
Language	English

Synopsis

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 maneuvers are not so easy.

Awards

Won a Gold Award for Theatrical Feature film.

Cast

Kate Maberly (Vanessa)

Gina McKee (Caroline)

Anthony Andrews (Robin)

Imogen Stubbs (Suzie)

Shelia Allen (Eileen)

Felix Bell (Lot)

Rosalind Bennett (Ruby)

Faith Brook (Isobel)

Megan De Wolf (Sacha)

Rosy De Wolf (Amber)

Kevin Dyer (Park Supervisor)

Stephanie Fayerman (Mrs. Guerney)

Georgie Glen (Sister Louise)

Germaine Greer (Herself)

Sara-Marie Maltha (Ilse)

Ghizela Modood (Radio Presenter)

Ian Reddingon (Bart)

Fenella Shepard (Assistant)

Zohren Weiss (Dominic)

External links

1. IMDb Profile
2. Kate Maberly's Profile
3. Hollywood Profile

1. Gina McKee
2. Kate Maberly
3. Ian Reddington
4. Felix Bell