Movie
Hard Truths
Overview
Pansy is a woman so full of rage that every interaction she has devolves into lashing out, whether at her utterly cowed husband and son, or random strangers who have the temerity to address her. In contrast, her younger sister Chantelle lives with her two vivacious daughters and plies a successful trade as a hairdresser, putting clients at their ease all day long. Yet beneath Pansy’s abrasive exterior are hints of a more fragile psyche, one motivated by fear and damaged by repressed pain.
Details
- Release date
- 2024-12-06
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Film4 Productions, The Mediapro Studio, Thin Man Films, Creativity Media
- Country
- United Kingdom, Spain
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Pansy
- Michele Austin as Chantelle
- David Webber as Curtley
- Tuwaine Barrett as Moses
- Ani Nelson as Kayla
- Sophia Brown as Aleisha
- Jonathan Livingstone as Virgil
- Jo Martin as Nurse Salon Client
- Llewella Gideon as Smoking Salon Client
- Yvette Boakye as Salon Client
- Chinenye Ezeudu as Salon Client
- Elliot Edusah as Sofa Couple (Daniel)
Crew
- Mike Leigh - Director
- Mike Leigh - Writer
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