The Mother

The Mother

It can take a lifetime to feel alive.

2003•1h 52m•6.0/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(64)

A grandmother has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.

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Production

BBC Film, Free Range Films, Renaissance Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Anne Reid

Anne Reid

May

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

Darren

Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Toots

Steven Mackintosh

Steven Mackintosh

Bobby

Cathryn Bradshaw

Cathryn Bradshaw

Paula

Anna Wilson-Jones

Anna Wilson-Jones

Helen

Danira Gović

Au Pair

Izabella Telezynska

Polish Cleaner

Oliver Ford Davies

Oliver Ford Davies

Bruce

Jonah Coombes

Estate Agent

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