RELATIVE STRANGERS

Tv Mini Series. Germany/Ireland 1999
Director: Giles Foster
Cast: Brenda Fricker, Lena Stolze, Robin Laing, Dieter Pfaff, Leslie Malton, Mavie Hörbiger
   
When Maureen Lessing’s husband dies suddenly, she discovers that there was a lot more to his life than she knew. Maureen, an Irish woman who has been living in Germany for a number of years, travels to Ireland in an effort to piece together her late husband’s double life, but gets more than she bargained for in the process.

Lenght/Format: 2 x 90 minutes and 4 x 50 minutes
Producers: James Mitchell, Christine Ruppert
Co-Production: Little Bird, RTE (Ireland), WDR/Arte, Degeto
World Distribution: Minotaur International
Festivals/Awards: IFTA-Nomininations: Best Television Drama, Best Actress Brenda Fricker, 2000