A chart-topping star walks into a working men's club with a broken heart.
The actress and singer Sheridan Smith returns to her home town of Doncaster for the first time since her father passed away. The film sees her prepare to do a special one-night performance at The Bentley Top Club, a venue where she used to sing with her parents.
Acting
Smith's unguarded vulnerability — no performance, just pain.
Direction
Tim Pope keeps cameras close, never exploitative.
Production
The Bentley Top Club: gloriously unglamorous, perfectly real.
Director
Tim Pope
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