FROM 14 Aug
SWEET DISASTER
Laura Lehmus
Frida, a German-Finnish ‘painting therapist’, is 40 and facing two crises: she did not plan to become pregnant and the father, a pilot, is abandoning her to be reunited with his ex.
This first feature by an accomplished director of commercials and rock videos finds him very much at home in a long-form study of catastrophic family fall-out.
Inspired by a tragedy in his own life, he has written two juicy roles for the two young principals, Ruby (Bridgerton) Barker and Lily Rose Aslandogdu, from whom he extracts convincing and moving performances. Dedicated ‘to all families’.