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Release, runtime and language
1985 · 90 mins · English
Directed by
Mike Newell
Starring
Anthony Hopkins, Jim Broadbent, Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Simon Callow, Harriet Walter

Bill, embittered by his own divorce and loss of custody, helps his friend Roger, whose wife seeks a divorce to pursue a lesbian relationship. He resorts to underhanded tactics and a shady lawyer. As the scheme spirals, Bill questions his misogynistic justification and is shocked by what they have done.

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