Island

Apr 22, 2011

1h 42m

★ 5.2

A life denied is its own revenge.

Overview

Deeply damaged by being abandoned as a child and using fantasy as her only satisfaction, Nikki decides to track down her birth mother and take revenge. Based on the acclaimed novel by Jane Rogers.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Mystery

Production Companies

Finite Films & TV

Hopscotch Films

Island Trailers

Cast

Nikki Black

Natalie Press

Calum

Colin Morgan

Phyllis

Janet McTeer

Ruby

Tanya Franks

Foster Mother

Charlotte Wontner

Social Worker

Duncan Duff

Angus

Ryan Hendrick

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