Wasp (2003)

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 ex-boyfriend drives by and asks her to go on a date with him. ... See full summary »

Director:

Andrea Arnold

Writer:

Andrea Arnold

Stars:

Natalie Press, Danny Dyer, Jodie Mitchell

Won 1 Oscar. Another 21 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Natalie Press	...	Zoë
Danny Dyer	...	Dave
Jodie Mitchell	...	Kelly
Molly Griffiths	...	Sinead
Kaitlyn Raynor	...	Leanne
Danny Daley	...	Kai
Lizzie Colbert	...	Bullet-head
Ashley Routledge	...	Brown-haired girl
Tabitha Crewe	...	Barmaid

Storyline

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 ex-boyfriend 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.

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Plot Keywords:

single mother | child | fish and chips | irresponsible parent | crying baby | 

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Genres:

Short | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Sound recordist Neil Robert Herd plays guitar and sings in alt-bluegrass band The Coal Porters.

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Connections

Featured in The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005)

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Soundtracks

Hey Baby
Written by Bruce Channel and Margaret Cobb
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd
Performed by DJ Ötzi
Produced by Klaus Biedermann Claus Marcus Christian Seitz

User Reviews

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Zoë is a poor single mother with her four little kids. They run into her old friend David Farrell who has return to town and asks her out. She lies that she is only babysitting for her friend. She brings along her kids on the date but leaves them outside the pub.

It's an intriguing premise. I love the desperation of Natalie Press. All the wasps and bees allusion may be overdone. It only needs the last wasp. It's a nice short which could have been expanded into a full length feature. More could be done.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wasp

Filming Locations:

Dartford, Kent, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

FilmFour, UK Film Council, Cowboy Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

26 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1