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Wasp (2003)

Wasp poster
Directed by
Andrea Arnold
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
24 min
Rated
18
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 146 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young single mother with four kids tries to keep up a social life and maybe start dating. She brings the children along as she meets up with an old friend and tries to hide how chaotic her life really is.

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What happens

Wasp is a 2003 British short film written and directed by Andrea Arnold. Released in 2003, it stars Natalie Press as a struggling single mother determined not to let her four young children prove an obstacle in the pursuit of starting a relationship with an old acquaintance, played by Danny Dyer. The setting is Arnold's hometown of Dartford. The film is available on the Cinema 16: World Short Films and Cinema 16: European Short Films (US Special Edition) DVDs, and as a bonus feature on the Fish Tank DVD in the UK and the Red Road DVD in the US. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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