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Adult Life Skills (2016)

Adult Life Skills poster
Directed by
Rachel Tunnard
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
15
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 95 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A 29 year old woman moves into her mother's shed and refuses to leave after her twin brother dies. She avoids growing up while her family and friends try to coax her back into the world.

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What happens

Adult Life Skills (formerly known as 'How To Live Yours') is a 2016 British comedy film funded by Creative England, and the feature debut of writer-director Rachel Tunnard. The feature-length version of the BAFTA-nominated short Emotional Fusebox, it premiered at the London Film Festival in 2014. It tells the story of 29-year-old Anna (portrayed by Jodie Whittaker) who moves into her mum's shed and refuses to move out after the death of her twin brother. It premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in April 2016 and won one of the top awards, the Nora Ephron prize for best female director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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