Summaries

A couple's marriage is complicated by the introduction of a third party.

A cyclist is killed, swiped by a Range Rover in a village lane. James and Anne Manning become involved because the victim is the husband of their cleaner, Maggie. James, a solicitor in the city, soon comes to suspect William Bule, a millionaire playboy who has moved back to the village. William, pressed by James, confesses to the hit and run. But the confession is clouded by Anne's admission of her affair with William.[email protected]

The successful, honest and methodic lawyer James Manning works in London and is living in the country with his beloved wife Anne. Anne decides to have a party at their home, and the husband of their housemaid Maggie is hit by a car at the same time nearby her house and Maggie witnesses a Land Rover. James associates the scratch on the car of his acquaintance Bill Bule with the accident, and forces him to confess and promise to go to the police on the next morning. When he arrives home, Anne tells him that she was driving the car; further, Bill is her lover. James changes his opinion and decides to support the lie, while a persistent detective is investigating the case and the list of guests.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • love triangle
  • dysfunctional marriage
  • cheating wife
  • terminal illness
  • cuckold
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Nov 17, 2005
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Official sites Fox Searchlight
Language English French
Filming locations Turville, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Production companies UK Film Council DNA Films Celador Films

Box office

Gross US & Canada $924260
Opening weekend US & Canada $22341
Gross worldwide $3452023

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 25m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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