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Mute young woman Patience, from an isolated community in rural England in 1555, struggles with her controlling brother-i...
Mute young woman Patience, from an isolated community in rural England in 1555, struggles with her controlling brother-in-law and leader, David, who is gradually unraveling after the failure of his idyllic community. The Egyptian Act has been passed, stipulating that all ‘gypsies’ must vacate England immediately and anyone found aiding them could be executed. In exchange for a fee, David agrees to help an Egyptian family who must stay a month on their land until a ship comes to take them away. But when Patience pursues an affair with one of the outsiders, she is thrust into a violent and vicious psychological battle with David.
Emmett J. Scanlan
Sebastian de Souza
Hannah Douglas
Sarah Whitehouse
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Mute young woman Patience, from an isolated community in rural England in 1555, struggles with her controlling brother-in-law and leader, David, who is gradually unraveling after the failure of his idyllic community. The Egyptian Act has been passed, stipulating that all ‘gypsies’ must vacate England immediately and anyone found aiding them could be executed. In exchange for a fee, David agrees to help an Egyptian family who must stay a month on their land until a ship comes to take them away. But when Patience pursues an affair with one of the outsiders, she is thrust into a violent and vicious psychological battle with David.
Cast
Emmett J. Scanlan
David
Sebastian de Souza
Rumi
Hannah Douglas
Patience
Sarah Whitehouse
Lizzie
Lewis Gemmill
Jacob
Karen Crow
Kat
David Clayton
Benjamin
Sarah Xanthe
Mathilde
Javed Khan
Arid
Philip Stevens
Director
Liz Jones
Executive Producer
Richard Main
Executive Producer
Jon Hamshaw
Executive Producer
Tyrone Braithwaite
Executive Producer
Giles Kristian
Executive Producer
Paul Thompstone
Executive Producer
Linda Turner
Executive Producer
Jeremy Van Dyke
Executive Producer
Malcom Turner
Executive Producer
Chris Wetton
Executive Producer
Sam Wardhan
Executive Producer
Laura Turner
Writer