It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances has just lost her husband to an early death, so her mother, Elspeth, travels to Frances' house to reconnect with her daughter and grandson, Alex. Meanwhile, old women Chloe and Lily go to a funeral, youngsters Sam and Tom cut class, and Alex gets a crush on tomboy Nita.

• DirectorAlan Rickman
• Release27 December 1997
• GenreDrama
• Duration1h 48m
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  6.5
  51 reviews
• Productions

  Capitol Films, Film4 Productions