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In the late 1950s, when her husband Max takes up his post as deputy director of a remote psychiatric hospital, Stella Raphael and her young son, Charlie are brought to live on the grounds of the asylum. Stella is soon drawn to charismatic inmate Edgar Stark. Undeterred by the warnings from her husband's colleague, Dr Cleave, Stella is prepared to risk everything to be with Edgar. Their passionate affair escalates as obsession begins to threaten Stella's love, her sanity and her very life.

Production
Paramount Classics (presents); Seven Arts Pictures (as Seven Arts) (presents); Samson Films [ie]; Mace Neufeld Productions (in association with); Zephyr Films [gb];

Cast Names
Jonathan Bridge; Maurice Hayward; Patrick McGrath; Alan Spencer; Peter Yates; Anne Ambler; Ina Denbigh; Veronica Fairhurst; Susie Gossling Valerio; Amy Horton; Natasha Richardson; Hugh Bonneville; Gus Lewis; Ian McKellen; Joss Ackland; Wanda Ventham; Sara Thurston; Alwyne Taylor; Maria Aitken; Hazel Douglas; Anna Keaveney; Marton Csokas; Robert Willox; Judy Parfitt; Sean Harris; Andy de la Tour; Roy Boyd; Rhydian Jones; Nick Chadwin;

Box Office
USD 374,903

Release Date
2005-04-25 (Tribeca Film Festival)
2005-07-19 (Maine International Film Festival)
2005-08-12 (limited)

Genres
Drama; Romance; Thriller;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated R for strong sexuality, some violence and brief language.

Running Time
1 hr. 39 min.

Director
David Mackenzie

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