Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jessica Hynes | ... | Tina Bell | |
Rhona Mitra | ... | Amanda Chadwick | |
Shaun Parkes | ... | Mick Bell | |
Robert James-Collier | ... | Dave (as Robert James Collier) | |
Sally Phillips | ... | Beth Hunter | |
Anita Dobson | ... | Gene Dunn | |
Alice Lowe | ... | Home School Teacher | |
Sennia Nanua | ... | Emma Bell | |
Liv Hill | ... | Jordan Chadwick | |
Christopher Fairbank | ... | Frank Dunn | |
Cathy Tyson | ... | Viv Best | |
Russell Brand | ... | The Guru | |
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Pam Collar | ... | Pam |
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Freda Hynes | ... | Hannah Bell |
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Felix Marcus | ... | Jason Bell |
Tina lives in a quiet seaside town but her life is anything but quiet - her mother is threatening to leave her father, her daughter is being bullied and she and her husband Mick are juggling full time jobs and three children. Determined to ditch the dysfunction and beat her inner demons, Tina puts on her fighting gloves - literally, stepping into the boxing ring to sweat out her anxieties and punch up her self-worth. But does she have what it takes to get her family off the ropes and emerge victorious? Written by The Fight production
This film is a joy: sensitve, nuanced and thoughtful. Other reviews (not necessarily on IMDb) suggest it lacks a killer punch or clear plot line but the sum of its parts amounts to a deft slice of the human condition in all its frailties. Fine, subtle, performances and nicely unresolved. If that's not your thing, best avoided (and reviewed).