A Bit of Light
Ella, at almost forty, is forced to move back in with her father Alan. She's trying to stay sober having temporarily given up custody of her young daughters to her ex-husband Joseph and his new partner Bethan.
Ella, at almost forty, is forced to move back in with her father Alan. She's trying to stay sober having temporarily given up custody of her young daughters to her ex-husband Joseph and his new partner Bethan.
Anna Paquin
Ella
Ray Winstone
Alan
Luca Hogan
Neil
Pippa Bennett-Warner
Bethan
Youssef Kerkour
Joseph
Rebecca Callard
Waitress
Tim Cullingworth-Hudson
Mike
Eliza-Beau Ibbetson
Ashley
Xena Ibbetson
Eva
Ella, at almost forty, is forced to move back in with her father Alan. She's trying to stay sober having temporarily given up custody of her young daughters to her ex-husband Joseph and his new partner Bethan.
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