Little Children (2005)Written by Todd Field, Tom PerrottaDirected by Todd FieldRunning Time: 132 minutes (approx)Production Year: 2005Rating: 15 CertificateProduction Country: USAFilmed in ColourPassion and power games play out beneath the still surface of middle-class suburbia in director Todd Field's second film, released last year. Kate Winslet plays Sarah, a suburban mum who is being slowly stifled by a life of school runs and coffee mornings with her Stepford-like neighbours. Alienated from her internet porn-obsessed husband, she strikes up a friendship with handsome stay-at-home dad Brad (Patrick Wilson), which swiftly deepens into a hot and heavy affair. Meanwhile, their privileged neighbourhood is shaken to the core when a convicted sex offender (Oscar-nominated Jackie Earle Haley) moves home with his mother in search of a new beginning. Provocative, controversial, unsettling and essential viewing. When is Little Children next on TV?
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