Pansy is a woman wracked by fear, burdened by afflictions, and prone to explosive tirades against her family and anyone in her path. Her constant criticism isolates her, except from her cheerful sister Chantal, who remains sympathetic.

Mike Leigh knows that modern life has room for both bruising comedy and heartrending tragedy—and that truth flares across his latest triumph. Led by a formidable Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Secrets & Lies), the ensemble cast grasps the fractured emotions of contemporary Britain with stinging poignancy.