Helen's mundane life at the chicken factory takes an unexpected turn with Joanne's return. They were each other's secret teenage passion. As they fall in love, Helen's zest for life returns but Joanne faces something darker from her past.
Pugh’s musical drama takes off in a chicken factory in industrial north Wales, set to songs from the 1960s and 70s. The debut feature follows a woman stuck in a rut, played by Louise Brealey. Annabel Scholey, Sorcha Cusack, Celyn Jones and Emily Fairn also star. Anne Beresford and Andrew Gillman are producing through Artemisia Films, alongside Adam Partridge of Delta Pictures and Peggy Cafferty of Play House Studios. It is funded by the BFI and Ffilm Cymru Wales, both awarding National Lottery funding, and BBC Film.
Pietro is a middle-aged man with a great pain behind him: the death of his wife which left him alone with their daughter. He didn't have time to grieve because he had to take care of her, raising her with love and dedication in an all-encompassing relationship.
When, after a few years, he tries to start a new life with a new partner, his daughter's reaction will be explosive and Pietro will be put to the test. He will find himself struggling between anger and paternal instinct: how much can he forgive her? How much stronger is love than reason?
