The Mother (2003)
Overview
A grandmother has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,062,253.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 15.955 |
Directed By
Roger Michell
Crew
Roger Michell
Rosa Romero
Alistair Hopkins
Tracey Scoffield
Michelle Day
Jeremy Sams
David M. Thompson
Angus Finney
Mark Digby
Mary Selway
Stephen Evans
Natalie Ward
Kevin Loader
Konnie Daniel
Fiona Weir
Mark Tildesley
Alwin H. Küchler
Hanif Kureishi
Nicolas Gaster
Olly Tellett
TOP CAST
Anne Reid
May
Daniel Craig
Darren
Peter Vaughan
Toots
Steven Mackintosh
Bobby
Cathryn Bradshaw
Paula
Anna Wilson-Jones
Helen
Danira Gović
Au Pair
Izabella Telezynska
Polish Cleaner
Oliver Ford Davies
Bruce
Jonah Coombes
Estate Agent
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