The Winter Guest (1997)

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Come In From The Cold

It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances has just lost her husband to an early death, so her mother, Elspeth, travels to Frances' house to reconnect with her daughter and grandson, Alex. Meanwhile, old women Chloe and Lily go to a funeral, youngsters Sam and Tom cut class, and Alex gets a crush on tomboy Nita.

• Released: 1997-12-27
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 48m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 54 votes

Directed by Alan Rickman.

Top cast

• Emma Thompson as Frances
• Phyllida Law as Elspeth
• Sheila Reid as Lily
• Sandra Voe as Chloe
• Arlene Cockburn as Nita
• Gary Hollywood as Alex
• Sean Biggerstaff as Tom
• Tom Watson as Minister
• Alan Rickman as Man in street
• Douglas Murphy as Sam

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Winter Guest

• United Kingdom: watch free on Channel 4
• Australia: watch free on SBS On Demand

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