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The Winter Guest

Come In From The Cold

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.

19971h 48mNRDrama

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About The Winter Guest

Directors
Alan Rickman
Cast
Emma Thompson, Phyllida Law, Sheila Reid, Sandra Voe, Arlene Cockburn, Gary Hollywood
Genres
Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released

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