A gay doctor initiates a fierce battle for the custody of his nine-year-old son after
discovering on the boy the telltale signs of child abuse, all attributable to his mother's
new boyfriend. --moviefinder.com
From the Producers of The Crying Game. Was shown at the 1996 San Sebastian Film Festival.
Release Dates: May 2, 1997 in theaters and January 27, 1998 on video
1996; 104 minutes
Directed by: Angela Pope
Cast: Martin Donovan (Martyn Wyatt), Sam Bould (Oliver Wyatt), Ian Hart (Tom Dixon),
Joely Richardson (Hannah Wyatt), Jason Flemyng (Frank Donally), Shaheen Khan (Doctor Razmu),
Kelly Hunter (Jamie's Mother), Tim Crouch (Site Foreman), Jane Hill (Record Shop Girl), Glen
Hammond (Unemployed Youth), Simon Chandler (Mr. Bugler), Dilys Hamlett (School Nurse), Andy
Rashleigh (Doctor Ian Slater), David Calder (Martin's Lawyer), Maeve Murphy (Sergeant
Curtis), Victoria Scarborough (Court Welfare Officer), Roger Lloyd-Pack (Hannah's Lawyer),
Kenneth Anderson (High Court Welfare Officer), Annette Badland (Martyn's barrister), Douglas
Hodge (Hannah's barrister), Edward Hardwicke (High Court Judge)
Written by: Neville Bolt (story), Paula Milne
Cinematography by: Remi Adefarasin
Original Music by: Anne Dudley
Production Design by: Stuart Walker
Costume Design by: Pam Downe
Film Editing by: Sue Wyatt
Produced by: Neville Bolt (co-executive), Paul Cowan (line), Finola Dwyer
(co-executive), Andres Vicente Gomez (co-executive), Hanno Huth (co-executive), Elizabeth
Karlsen, Nik Powell (executive), Stephen Woolley (executive)
Soundtrack
1- Hollow Reed-Main Title
2- Oliver's Theme
3- Upside Down World
4- Family Life
5- Questioning
6- Mother and Son
7- Silent Witness
8- Waking Nightmare
9- A Resolution
10- It Will Never Happen Again
11- Seeds of Doubt
12- Unnatural Practices
13- White Lies
14- The Decision
15- No Hiding Place
16- In a Child's Mind
17- Meditations
18- I Shall Be Released - Paul Weller |