Hollow Reed (1996)
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Reviews Counted: 12
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 2
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Critic Reviews: 3
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 1
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Violence and anti-gay prejudice combine to make a heated custody battle all the more ugly in this tense domestic drama. Hannah Wyatt (Joely Richardson) is a single mother who lives with her nine-year-old son Oliver (Sam Bould) and her boyfriend Frank Donally (Jason Flemyng). Hannah was married to Martyn (Martin Donovan), but their relationship ended bitterly when Martyn chose to finally acknowledge his homosexuality and left her to move in with his lover Tom Dixon (Ian Hart). Oliver has suffered
May 31, 1996 Wide
Oct 27, 1998
Cast
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Martin Donovan
Martyn Wyatt -
Joely Richardson
Hannah Wyatt -
Ian Hart
Tom Dixon -
Jason Flemyng
Frank Donally -
Sam Bould
Oliver Wyatt -
Edward Hardwicke
High Court Judge -
Annette Badland
Martyn's Barrister -
David Calder
Martin's Lawyer -
Simon Chandler
Mr. Bugler -
Dilys Hamlett
School Nurse -
Douglas Hodge
Hannah's Barrister -
Andy Rashleigh
Doctor Ian Slater -
Shaheen Khan
Doctor Ramzu -
Kelly Hunter
Jamie's Mum -
Roger Lloyd Pack
Hannah's Lawyer -
Victoria Scarborough
Court Welfare Officer -
Maeve Murphy
Sergeant Curtis -
Jane Hill
Record Shop Girl -
Kenneth Anderson
High Court Welfare Offi... -
Tim Crouch
Site Foreman -
Glen Hammond
Unemployed Youth
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competent drama that approaches homophobic attitudes very directly
intensely personal drama
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