Wonderland

Wonderland

1999 · 108 min · EN · 6.6 (28 votes)
Dir. Michael Winterbottom · Starring Shirley Henderson, Gina McKee, Molly Parker, Ian Hart, John Simm, Stuart Townsend · Music Michael Nyman

“Everybody's looking for something.”

Drama

There's little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown daughters. They're lonely Londoners. Nadia, a cafe waitress, places personal ads, looking for love; Debbie, a single mom, entertains men at the hair salon after hours; her son spends part of the weekend with her ex, a man with a hair-trigger temper. Molly is expecting her first baby and its father acts as if the responsibility is too much for him.

VIBE

A raw, unflinching look at the quiet desperation and small hopes of ordinary Londoners. It feels like a damp, grey Tuesday, full of unspoken regrets and the yearning for connection in a world that often overlooks you.

melancholicgrittywistfulbleakslow-burnkitchen sink realismcharacter studynaturalisticlonelinessworking-class strugglefamily dysfunctionunfulfilled desires
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