The Mother

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Release Year: 2003

MPAA Rating: R

Genre: Comedy Drama

Director: Roger Michell

May is a middle-aged grandmother who lives in Northern England with her husband, Toots . When Toots dies while the couple is visiting their children in London, May begins to feel a sense of isolation and falls into a deep depression. Needing something new and vital to cling to, May takes refuge in the arms of Darren, a burly handyman who is not only half her age and married, but also sleeping with her daughter, Paula .