The Winter Guest

The Winter Guest

6.5(0.1K)
Drama

It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances has just lost her husband to an early death, so her mother, Elspeth, travels to Frances' house to reconnect with her daughter and grandson, Alex. Meanwhile, old women Chloe and Lily go to a funeral, youngsters Sam and Tom cut class, and Alex gets a crush on tomboy Nita.

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Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson
Frances
Phyllida Law
Phyllida Law
Elspeth
Sheila Reid
Sheila Reid
Lily
Sandra Voe
Sandra Voe
Chloe
Arlene Cockburn
Arlene Cockburn
Nita
Gary Hollywood
Gary Hollywood
Alex
Sean Biggerstaff
Sean Biggerstaff
Tom
Tom Watson
Tom Watson
Minister
Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman
Man in street
Douglas Murphy
Douglas Murphy
Sam
Jan Shand
Jan Shand
Café Proprietor
Sandy Neilson
Sandy Neilson
Passer-by
Billy McElhaney
Billy McElhaney
Bus Driver

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Release dateDec 27 1997

Runtime1 hour 48 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguageEnglish

Production companiesCapitol Films, Film4 Productions

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