Mari

Jun 21, 2019

1h 34m

★ 5.9

Overview

Modern dance is an evocative narrative tool in Georgia Parris' debut, which investigates a young woman's identity and the complex relationship she has with her mother and sister.

Genres

Drama

Mari Trailers

Cast

Charlotte

Bobbi Jene Smith

Margot

Phoebe Nicholls

Lauren

Madeleine Worrall

Rohan

Peter Singh

Joe

Nicholas Bruder

Billy

Reuben Kell

Mari

Paddy Glynn

Alex

Mitchell Mullen

Nurse Shirley

Heather Coombs

Radio Reporter

Simon Balcon

Young Charlotte

Milla Barnard Bennett

Annabel is a successful businesswoman with a wealthy husband. At a reception in her villa she meets a woman, a member of the catering staff who has been hired for the evening. This woman is none other than her own daughter Chiara, whom she had left over thirty years ago. Chiara was just eight years old at the time. She now approaches her mother with an unusual request: to spend ten days together with her.

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