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Borderlines Film Festival | Hard Truths (12A)

  • Regal Tenbury Trust 49 Teme Street Tenbury Wells, England, WR15 8AE United Kingdom (map)

Mike Leigh returns with a fierce, compassionate and darkly funny character study.  

Angry, depressed and wracked by fear, Pansy (BAFTA-winner Jean-Baptiste) lashes out at family and strangers alike. She simply cannot help herself. Her constant criticism isolates her from others save her warm, easy-going sister Chantal who remains sympathetic despite their clashing temperaments. Inverting the optimism of Leigh’s Happy-Go-Lucky, this rich and expansive film from a master dramatist explores family, sisterhood and the enduring mysteries of character.  

 
“A Mike Leigh classic… Marianne Jean-Baptiste is exceptional” ★★★★ Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian 

Directed by: Mike Leigh
Cast includes: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, David Webber