Brimstone and Treacle (1982)

Original title

Brimstone & Treacle

Directed by

Richard Loncraine

Genre

drama film, drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged couple struggles to care for their daughter who was left severely disabled by a hit-and-run accident. Their lives are upended when a charming but strange young man arrives at their home.

tenseunsettlingbleakslow-burnclaustrophobicmelancholicmysterious

What happens

Brimstone and Treacle is a 1976 BBC television play by Dennis Potter. Originally intended for broadcast as an episode of the series Play for Today, it remained untransmitted until 1987. The play was made into a film version (released in 1982) co-starring Sting. Both versions also star Denholm Elliott. The play features a middle-aged middle-class couple living in a north London suburb whose life has been catastrophically affected by a hit-and-run accident which has left their beautiful undergraduate daughter totally dependent upon them. Their lives are dramatically changed by the arrival of a mysterious young stranger. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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