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7.5/10 • 376

2013-11-281h 32m

Drama

A rare thing

A council case worker looks for the relatives of those found dead and alone.

Directors
Uberto Pasolini
Writters
Uberto Pasolini
Editors
Uberto Pasolini, Tracy Granger

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  1. Eddie Marsan

    Eddie Marsan

    John May

  2. Joanne Froggatt

    Joanne Froggatt

    Kelly Stoke

  3. Karen Drury

    Karen Drury

    Mary

  4. Andrew Buchan

    Andrew Buchan

    Mr Pratchett

  5. Neil D'Souza

    Neil D'Souza

    Shakthi

  6. Tim Potter

    Tim Potter

    Homeless Man

  7. Michael Elkin

    Michael Elkin

    Caretaker

  8. Paul Anderson

    Paul Anderson

    Homeless Man

  9. Bronson Webb

    Bronson Webb

    Morgue Attendant

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CinemaSerf

Jan 30, 2025

7/10

Eddie Marsan is on good form in this sensitive drama about council worker "May". He is tasked with dealing with the affairs of those people who die without a family. He's a meticulous chap, fastidious even, and he takes great care to investigate as thoroughly as he can trying to find someone to take possession of their heirlooms and to attend the rudimentary cremation that the local borough provides. He is midway through the case of "Billy Stoke" when he is informed that he is to be made redundant. Instead of just packing up, though, he asks for some extra time to try and piece together the jigsaw puzzle left by this man - and that sees him travel to meet "Kelly" (Joanne Froggatt) - his long estranged daughter. As with so many of the stories contained here, we hear a tale of neglect and abuse followed by a long period of non-contact, and Marsan plays his part delicately as he allows his character to provide a poignant conduit for relatives to think on their best and final course of action at a time when maybe grudges are best forgotten. There's an honesty to this because they aren't always - there are no rose-tinted windows here, especially at the end (which I have to say, the irony of which I simply didn't like). This film serves to put many things into perspective and might be something that could give folks whose family's are no longer part of their lives a chance to consider getting letting bygones be bygones. There is something poignant about the only mourner at a funeral being an official doing a day's work! It's an interesting investment vehicle for RAI too, garnering a David nomination but nothing at all from BAFTA.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
alonelonelinessdeathforgottenfuneralssouth london