Film · 2019
Ordinary Love
starring Derek Carroll, Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson
- 1 h 32 min
- 12
- Drama · Romance
UK
- Released in the UK 5 December 2019
- 9.0 Critics2 reviews
Synopsis
'Ordinary Love' follows a middle-aged married couple, Tom (Liam Neeson, 'Schindler's List', 'A Monster Calls', 'Love Actually') and Joan (Lesley Manville, 'Phantom Thread', 'Harlots', 'World on Fire'), living in Belfast. The two have been married for years and are comfortably settled in the life that they share together, taking the same walk alongside the sea every day and sharing jokes in front of the television. Their contented lifestyle is interrupted, however, when Joan discovers a lump in her breast and is subsequently diagnosed with breast cancer, something that is particularly painful for the two of them having already lost their daughter years prior. The diagnosis seems to hang over them at all times, with their cozy home life interspersed with trips to the cold and clinical hospital for Joan's chemotherapy sessions. Tom and Joan struggle to remain calm and united in the face of a brutal, life-changing time and hope that their ordinary, beautiful love is enough to see them through it.
'Ordinary Love' is directed by directorial duo Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn ('Good Vibrations', 'Cherrybomb') . Owen McCafferty ('Mickybo and Me') writes the script. Amit Shah ('Jekyll & Hyde', 'The Witcher') and David Wilmot ('Anna Karenina', 'The Crown') join the cast.
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The essentials
- Runtime
- 92 min1 hour and 32 minutes
- Rating
- 12Suitable for 12 years and over
- How long is Ordinary Love?
- 1 hour and 32 minutes (92 minutes).
- When was Ordinary Love released in the UK?
- It was released in the UK on 5 December 2019.
- Who is in Ordinary Love?
- It stars Derek Carroll, Lesley Manville, Liam Neeson and David Wilmot.
- Where can I watch Ordinary Love?
- In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
Cast
Full cast (8)-
Derek Carroll Hospital Visitor
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Lesley Manville Joan
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Liam Neeson Tom
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David Wilmot Peter
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Amit Shah Steve
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Lalor Roddy Smoking Man
- Producers
- Phil Hunt, Natascha Wharton
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All 3 reviewsWhat the critics say average 9.0 from 2 outlets
- 10 The GuardianMark Kermode
"Directed with wit, subtlety and great emotional honesty by Lisa Barros D?Sa and Glenn Leyburn (the co-directors of 2012?s brilliantly life-affirming Good Vibrations), it?s a singular story with…
Read - 8.0 The GuardianPeter Bradshaw
"['Ordinary Love' is] acted with impeccable intelligence and sensitivity by Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson. And although there are some slightly stereotypical weepie moments, the film has a strong…
Read - Roger EbertMonica Castillo
"There?s a push and pull between two great actors that keeps the air between them charged even as Manville is playing a woman in the throes of chemotherapy and Neeson fulfills the role of her…
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