she can t really afford to send him there. one of the reasons for that is that she s a prostitute. so she s a sex worker, she s self employed. she pays her taxes. but the trouble is there are a lot of problems that obviously come along with that in terms of legal issues and trying to get a loan. so it s the story of one woman who happens to have an unusual job trying to look after her son and fend for her son. and ifound this rather interesting because you don t normally see this kind of story on screen. are there any twists in it or is it literally the story of her struggle and her despair at times? i wouldn t say it s twist driven, but it does enter into thriller territory towards the end because she starts to take more and more extreme measures to try and find the money. this is a fantastic central performance and she really does strike you as a bulldozer, a woman who will try to get this no matter what she wants. and also, if you re interested in characters, which i am, i think in
a woman who will try to get this no matter what she wants. and also, if you re interested in characters, which i am, i think in family dynamics, this is quite sophisticated. there are some wonderful scenes between the mother and the son where you see the tension between them and you see her kind of shouting at this sullen teenager, not knowing how to deal with him. and you as a viewer are going, just calm down, both of you, and talk. and he s sort of waiting for that resolution to come. yeah, that ll resonate with a lot of parents, probably, won t it? and the lead actor here, she ll be quite well known to a lot of people in this country. from call my agent on netflix and of course, a beautiful actress. she s fantastic in this role. she feels very authentic to me in this. there s a lot of research that s gone into it, i think. and it s her son aware of what she does for a living. he is. and that, again, adds tension to the story because you don t see them discussing the nature