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Psychological drama about a mentally ill man who, having been institutionalised with acute schizophrenia for 20 years, is released into society to live in a London halfway house. Having never truly recovered, his increasingly fragile grip on reality and fixation on aspects of his childhood quickly become apparent as he struggles with his new life.

Keywords:

Adult, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Sex, Based-on-Novel, Psychological, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(2002) (Cananda/UK) (3 Star)

Cast:

Ralph Fiennes	.... Spider
Miranda Richardson	.... Yvonne/Mrs. Cleg
Gabriel Byrne	.... Bill Cleg
Lynn Redgrave	.... Mrs. Wilkinson
John Neville	.... Terrence
Bradley Hall	.... Boy Spider

Supporting Cast:

Gary Reineke	.... Freddy
Philip Craig	.... John
Cliff Saunders	.... Bob
Tara Ellis	.... Nora
Sara Stockbridge	.... Gladys
Arthur Whybrow	.... Ernie
Nicola Duffett	.... Barmaid
Jake Nightingale	.... Large Man
Alison Egan	.... Flashing Yvonne

Directors:

David Cronenberg

Writers:

Patrick McGrath