The Waiting Room (2007)

Directed by

Roger Goldby

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three couples in south London examine their love lives. A chance meeting at a train station between a single parent and a care worker leads them to reflect on their relationships with the help of an old man waiting for his wife.

gentleintrospectivebittersweetwarmcontemplativeslow-burnhopefultender

What happens

The Waiting Room is a 2007 British romantic drama film directed by Roger Goldby and starring Anne-Marie Duff, Frank Finlay, Ralf Little and Rupert Graves. It was produced by Bright Pictures, co-funded by the EU Creative Media fund, and distributed by Lionsgate. The story follows three south London couples who try to come to terms with their love lives. A chance encounter at a London train station brings Anna, a lone parent, and Stephen, a care worker together. Their fateful meeting with an old man who was waiting for his wife at the station acts as a catalyst for them to examine what is going on in their different relationships. Music was by Edmund Butt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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