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Wasp (2003)

01/08/2003 (GB)Drama26m
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Zoë is a single mother who lives with her four children in Dartford. She is poor and can't afford to buy food. One day her old flame drives by and asks her to go on a date with him. Scared that he doesn't want to go out with her, she lies and tells him that she is just babysitting the kids. This will be her first date in years.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Natalie Press

      Natalie Press

      Zoë

    2. Danny Dyer

      Danny Dyer

      Dave

    3. Jodie Mitchell

      Kelly

    4. Molly Griffiths

      Sinead

    5. Kaitlyn Raynor

      Leanne

    6. Danny Daley

      Kai

    7. Lizzie Colbert

      Bullet-Head

    8. Ashley Routledge

      Brown Haired-Girl

    9. Tabitha Crewe

      Barmaid

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Apr 13, 2024

    This is quite a difficult short drama to watch without making judgements. Indeed, right from the start when "Zoë" (Natalie Press) drags her four kids round to a neighbour for a bit of a scrap, you wonder if maybe she's the best person to be looking after four young children. A quick tour of her kitchen demonstrates that she hasn't two pennies to rub together, but when she encounters her old friend "Dave" (Danny Dyer) who wants to meet for a drink and game of pool, she seems to find a fiver and decide that's her evening priority. The kids are left outside the pub whilst she has an half, then pa...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • single mother
    • motherhood
    • woman director
    • social realism
    • kitchen sink realism
    • short film