The Agency (2017)
Adapted from the acclaimed short story by Man Brooker Prize Nominee Sarah Hall. The Agency is a modern and stylish take on middle class female empowerment, amidst the social sub-culture, described collectively as "ladies who lunch". Disillusioned with a decade of domesticity, housewife Hannah Baines (Ania Sowinski), is befriended by an enigmatic older woman Anthea (Lesley Manville,) who introduces a select and seductive inner circle of women. In confidence, Anthea recommends a private and reliable company who "can set up something marvellous" for her. Hannah contemplates the implications of attending her initial consultation, at The Agency.
- Date of release
- 2017-11-23
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 29m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Paul Andrew Robinson
Casting
- Gwilym Lee — Alistair
- Dexter Fletcher — John
- Lesley Manville — Anthea
- Ania Sowinski — Hannah
- Chanel Cresswell — Pamela
- Elizabeth Boag — Chesca
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