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Mood:
- GloomySincereTense
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Plot:
- PsychologicalParents and ChildrenHaunted By the PastHomecomingMental IllnessMind and SoulFamily RelationsLife Turned Upside Down more...
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Genres:
- Drama
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- EnglandEurope
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Exile, 2011
English
UK
Profile of Exile
The mood of Exile is gloomy, sincere, and tense. The plot centers around homecoming, mental illness, and being haunted by the past. It is a drama TV show. In approach, Exile is serious and realistic. The setting is England. It happens in contemporary times.
Summary of Exile
John Simm plays Tom Ronstadt, a successful London journalist whose world has fallen apart and it's all his own doing. With his career and life in ruins he decides to return to his hometown in Lancashire for the first time in 18 years. He finds his father Sam (Jim Broadbent), who Tom idolised as a child, in the grip of Alzheimer's – a once formidable man now being cared for by his younger sister Nancy (Olivia Coleman). Over the three episodes Tom unravels the mystery linked to his childhood that drove him away all those years ago. In trying to extract information and encouraging him to remember the past, Tom becomes increasingly frustrated with his father's failure to remember. He persists unaware that he is unearthing a devastating crime that will reveal secrets he could never have imagined.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | UK |
| Runtime: | 60 min |
| Seasons: | 1 |
Cast and Crew
as Tom Ronstadt
as Sam Ronstadt
as Mike Eldridge
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