
Movie
2003 · 26m · Drama
TMDB 7.2/10 (148 votes)
Zoë is a single mother who lives with her four children in Dartford. She is poor and can't afford to buy food. One day her old flame drives by and asks her to go on a date with him. Scared that he doesn't want to go out with her, she lies and tells him that she is just babysitting the kids. This will be her first date in years.
Directed by Andrea Arnold
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