Two inseparable girls mature into young women whose close relationship endures even as their lives diverge. The film opens in suburban England, mid-1970s: Adolescent next-door neighbors Marina and Holly (Anna Popplewell, Ella Jones) are tell-each-other-everything best friends, each subconsciously envious of the other's life. Holly, an only child, is the plain one, but she's smart and grounded (if insecure); her solid Jewish parents, Judith and Max (Deborah Findlay, Allan Corduner) are conservative, stable and a little stifling. Cute, flirty Marina lives with her glamorous, high-strung mother, Linda (Trudie Styler), a stewardess turned croupier, and handsome older bro...
Released:
2002
Rated:
NR
Length:
107 mins