Drama, lesbian romance. A joint production from several countries.
With a strange illness, a mother and her daughter embark on a journey to the Spanish coast to find a cure, and along the way the daughter discovers another reality far from her controlling mother.
The source novel by Deborah Levy was reviewed positively, but the film scored with only 38% of the critics. (Despite being seen by few people, it was seen by many critics on the festival circuit.)
It was a box office flop. In the USA it grossed only $79,000, despite being released in 375 theaters. 375 theaters showing it three times per day for a week would be 7875 screenings – so it took almost exactly $10 per screening – an average audience of one person. It didn’t do much better overseas, amassing a total gross of only $390,000, with more than 2/3 of that coming from the UK. Fortunately, nobody took much of a bath on it because the entire film was produced for $5 million.
Trivia:
* For financial reasons, Greece plays the part of Spain. (Greece came up with the tax incentives.)
* Jessie Buckley was originally cast in the lead role but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Emma Mackey replaced her.
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