Everyday (2012)

This film charts the relationship between a man imprisoned for drug smuggling and his wife and is being shot over the course of five years, a few weeks at a time.

Director:

Michael Winterbottom

Writers:

Laurence Coriat, Michael Winterbottom

Stars:

Shirley Henderson, John Simm, Shaun Kirk

2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Shirley Henderson	...	Karen
John Simm	...	Ian
Shaun Kirk	...	Shaun
Robert Kirk	...	Robert
Katrina Kirk	...	Katrina
Stephanie Kirk	...	Stephanie
Darren Tighe	...	Eddie
Polly Kossowicz	...	School Teacher
Valerie Lilley	...	Grandmother
Peter Gunn	...	Shop Manager
Dylan Brown
Harry Myers

Storyline

Over a period of five years Karen takes her four young children on the long and laborious journey to visit her husband Ian,imprisoned for an unspecified crime. Away from the jail life goes on as the kids get into a fight over a taunt about their father by another school-kid and Karen,feeling lonely,sleeps with Eddie from the pub where she works. Towards the end of his sentence Ian is given a day out to spend with the family and disaster almost strikes after an allegation of drug smuggling,but somehow the family will pull through.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 January 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

Here and There

Filming Locations:

Norfolk, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Films, Channel 4 Television Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film charts the relationship between a man imprisoned for drug smuggling and his wife and is being shot over the course of five years, a few weeks at a time. Like The Road to Guantanamo, Channel 4 will broadcast it on television in the UK and release it in theaters throughout the rest of the world.

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Connections

Features Countdown (1982)

User Reviews

A quietly impressive film

It's not very often that I enjoy a film in which very little actually happens! But "Everyday" is an exception. I saw it recently when it premiered at the BFI London Film Festival. It's a thoughtful, understated film with excellent performances. It held my interest right up until the end. And I enjoyed it very much.

Filmed over 5 years, "Everyday" is a worthy but never dull film about how a mother and her four young children cope while her husband and their father serves a term of imprisonment. Karen (Shirley Henderson) spends the time accompanying her children to and from school, trying to keep the family's home-life on a reasonably even keel and visiting her husband Ian (John Simm) with the children. At the same time, she is trying to hold down her job as a barmaid at the local pub. She is also having an affair with one of her customers.

"Everyday" examines the impact of Ian's absence on his wife and children. It does so in a naturalistic and unassuming way. There are no histrionics or very dramatic scenes. What we get are quietly effective vignettes that show how disruptive a husband and father's extended absence from home can be, particularly on young children. The acting is first rate. Henderson and Simm are very good indeed, as are all four youngsters who play the couple's children. The direction and the camera-work are also very effective. "Everyday" is a visually confident and a very impressive film. 8/10.