25 Mar 1988
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events.
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The collision between two cultures explodes in one household as all three wait for Javier's immigration papers. A dark comedy that explores immigration, mental health and the magnetism hiding as aversion.
Top Billed Cast
Lucy McNulty Amelia
Alexandra Lainfiesta Sofia
Marco Bonomini Javier
Kevin McNulty Immigration Officer
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