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A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.
Language
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue $49,814,392
English,
Français
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue $49,814,392
Keywords
adultery
infidelity
friendship
based on novel or book
obsession
blackmail
seduction
stalker
teacher
love
loneliness
conservative
relationship
art
extramarital affair
angry
antagonistic
audacious
condescending
Casts
Judi Dench
Barbara Covett
Cate Blanchett
Sheba Hart
Bill Nighy
Richard Hart
Andrew Simpson
Steven Connolly
Phil Davis
Brian Bangs
Michael Maloney
Sandy Pabblem
Juno Temple
Polly Hart
Max Lewis
Ben Hart
Joanna Scanlan
Sue Hodge
Julia McKenzie
Marjorie
Shaun Parkes
Bill Rumer
Tom Georgeson
Ted Mawson
Emma Kennedy
Linda
Syreeta Kumar
Gita
Wendy Nottingham
Elaine Clifford
Tameka Empson
Antonia Robinson
Leon Skinner
Davis
Debra Gillett
Lorraine
Barry McCarthy
Dave
Adrian Scarborough
Martin
Jill Baker
Sheba's Mother
Diana Berriman
Marcia
Alice Bird
Saskia
Benedict Taylor
Eddie
Miranda Pleasence
Eddie's Wife
Jonathan Speer
Vet
Stephen Kennedy
Mr. Connolly
Derbhle Crotty
Mrs. Connolly
Catherine Drew
Newsreader
Anne-Marie Duff
Annabel
Kevin Hudson
Teacher (uncredited)
Gabrielle Brooks
Choir Member (uncredited)
Crews
Richard Eyre
Director
Robert Fox
Producer
Scott Rudin
Producer
Philip Glass
Original Music Composer
Chris Menges
Director of Photography
John Bloom
Editor
Antonia Van Drimmelen
Editor
Shaheen Baig
Casting
Maggie Lunn
Casting
Tim Hatley
Production Design
Caroline Smith
Set Decoration
Tim Hatley
Costume Design
Redmond Morris
Executive Producer
Patrick Marber
Screenplay
Zoë Heller
Novel
Nadia Stacey
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Rachel Neale
Unit Production Manager
Martin Harrison
First Assistant Director
Chris Stoaling
Second Assistant Director
Mark Raggett
Supervising Art Director
Harriet Orman
Set Decoration Buyer
Grant Armstrong
Standby Art Director
Jane Harwood
Assistant Art Director
Lucy Eyre
Assistant Set Decoration
Kem White
Graphic Designer
Catherine Byrne
Art Department Assistant
Cian O'Clery
Art Department Assistant
Ben Wilson
Focus Puller
Sam Barnes
Clapper Loader
Urszula Pontikos
Clapper Loader
Gary Hymns
Grip
Therese Hvattum
Camera Trainee
Diana Dill
Script Supervisor
Paul Bond
"B" Camera Operator
Ashley Bond
First Assistant "B" Camera
Mark Milsome
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Simon Fogg
Grip
Keziah Barton-White
Script Supervisor
Alex Hobbs
Video Report
Jim Greenhorn
Production Sound Mixer
Kate Morath
Boom Operator
Jason Bennett
Sound Assistant
Amanda Stevens
Location Manager
Richard Hill
Assistant Location Manager
Lee Robertson
Assistant Location Manager
Russell Lodge
Location Scout
Thomas Elgood
Location Scout
Iggy Ellis
Location Scout
Michael Diliberti
Producer's Assistant
James P. Queen
Producer's Assistant
Mira Shin
Producer's Assistant
Dan Erstad
Producer's Assistant
Nathan Kelly
Producer's Assistant
Danny Roman
Producer's Assistant
Sarah Richardson
Producer's Assistant
Francesca Castellano
Production Coordinator
Holly Pullinger
Assistant Production Coordinator
Vanraaj Padhaal
Production Secretary
Shruti Shah
Production Accountant
Polly Fletcher
Assistant Accountant
Dan Hillsdon
Assistant Accountant
Helen Walker
Assistant Accountant
Jay Weeks
Accounting Trainee
Nwachukwu Aghanya
Accounting Trainee
Marie Sayej
Accounting Trainee
Tarn Harper
Post Production Accountant
Lisa Westcott
Makeup Department Head
Lisa Westcott
Hair Department Head
Rebecca Lafford
Makeup Artist
Jayne Buxton
Makeup Artist
Jayne Buxton
Hairstylist
Helen Johnson
Makeup Artist
Helen Johnson
Hairstylist
Eamonn Hughes
Hairstylist
Allison Wyldeck
Costume Supervisor
Vandra Howard
Costume Assistant
David Otzen
Costume Assistant
Jane Leonard
Costume Assistant
Emma Heath
Costume Assistant
Kirsty Wilkinson
Lead Costumer
Maxie McDonald
Property Master
Stephen McDonald
Standby Property Master
Stephen Conway
Standby Property Master
Neil Murrum
Dressing Prop
Ben Wilkinson
Dressing Prop
Peter Watson
Dressing Prop
Lee Walters
Gaffer
Paul Sharp
Best Boy Electric
Gavin Walters
Rigging Gaffer
Steve Blythe
Electrician
Jimmy Harris
Electrician
Peter Harris
Electrician
Eamonn Fitzgerald
Electrician
Mark Thomas
Electrician
Emily Plant
Electrician
Dennis Watson
Electrician
Charlie Waller
Second Second Assistant Director
Heidi Gower
Third Assistant Director
Barney Miller
Production Runner
Emily Graham
Floor Runner
Penny Ryder
Stand In
Collette Appleby
Stand In
Philip Ball
Stand In
Joan Washington
Vocal Coach
Jemma Kearney
Actor's Assistant
Hattie Dalton
Other
Sara Dony
Unit Medic
Gary Birmingham
Transportation Coordinator
Robin Thistlethwaite
Construction Manager
Josh Jones
Standby Carpenter
Simon Hutchings
Standby Painter
Greg Press
Standby Rigger
Pete Hodge
Other
Ian Bee
Supervising Carpenter
Jonathan Wells
Carpenter
David Martin
Carpenter
Paul Bowring
Carpenter
John Davies
Painter
Matt Parsons
Painter
Amanda Waddington
Painter
Neil Dickson
Other
Tony Kernan
Other
Polly Duval
Post Production Supervisor
Martin Corbett
Assistant Editor
Jason Ribikoff
Supervising Sound Editor
Stuart Stanley
Sound Editor
Eric Strausser
Sound Assistant
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Martin Czembor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James Mather
Sound Supervisor
Joseph Stracey
Sound Effects Editor
Tim Owens
Dialogue Editor
Nigel Stone
ADR Editor
Derek Trigg
Foley Editor
Diana Smith
Assistant Sound Editor
Lionel Johnson
Assistant Sound Editor
Andy Thompson
ADR Recording Engineer
Howard Halsall
ADR Voice Casting
Edward Colyer
Foley Recording Engineer
Nigel Heath
Foley Recording Engineer
Andie Derrick
Foley Artist
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
Mike Prestwood Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Doug Cooper
Sound Re-Recording Assistant
Dave Wren
Sound Mix Technician
Joseph S. DeBeasi
Supervising Music Editor
Graham Sutton
Music Editor
Missy Cohen
Music Editor
Derek Somaru
Assistant Music Supervisor
Michael Riesman
Conductor
Nico Muhly
Conductor
Chris Dibble
Score Engineer
Jake Jackson
Score Engineer
Sam Jones
Score Engineer
John Bradbury
Orchestrator
Isobel Griffiths
Orchestrator
Vic Fraser
Other
Michael Riesman
Scoring Mixer
Dan Bora
Scoring Mixer
Ichiho Nishiki
Scoring Mixer
Nico Muhly
Other
Trevor Gureckis
Other
Christian Rutledge
Music Coordinator
Nrinder Dhudwar
Stunt Coordinator
Peter Pedrero
Stunts
Tina Maskell
Stunts
Rob Hunt
Stunts
John Street
Stunts
Stuart Brisdon
Special Effects Coordinator
Mark Haddenham
Special Effects
Olivia Coote
Still Photographer
Linda Gamble
Unit Publicist
Les Benson
Props
Backdrops & Posters
