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Hollow Reed
- Director: Angela Pope
- Writer: Neville Bolt; Paula Milne
- Producer: Neville Bolt; Finola Dwyer
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Powerful stuff...
It really is about the cruelty of adults offset by child abuse, child neglect and the folly of forgiveness.
Directed with an unflinching lack of sentimentality, acted with a scary assurance and written with insight.
This is quality drama - there is no respite from the tension.
It is intelligent and mature and it is all too truthful.
Harsh, wondrous film-making.
No trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Following the break-up of his marriage after revealing his homosexuality, GP Martin Wyatt loses custody of his son Oliver to his now ex-wife Hannah and her new partner Frank. It is not long, however, until Oliver appears at the house of Martin and his new lover Tom claiming to have been beaten up by boys in the park. After another incident, Martin puts two and two together and comes to the conclusion that Frank has been beating Oliver without Hannah's knowledge. Martin then begins a long courtroom custody battle to win back his son.
Cast & Characters
Sam Bould as Oliver Wyatt;
Martin Donovan as Martyn Wyatt;
Ian Hart as Tom Dixon;
Joely Richardson as Hannah Wyatt;
Jason Flemyng as Frank Donally;
Shaheen Khan as Dr. Razmu;
Kelly Hunter as Jamie's Mother;
Tim Crouch as Site Foreman;
Jane Hill as Record Shop Girl;
Glen Hammond as Unemployed Youth;
Simon Chandler as Mr. Bugler;
Dilys Hamlett as School Nurse;
Andy Rashleigh as Dr. Ian Slater;
David Calder as Martin's Lawyer;
Maeve Murphy as Sgt. Curtis