Rare Beasts

Mandy (Billie Piper) is a single mother, living with her mother and son Larch (Toby Woolf), whom suffers from behavioral disorders.She reluctantly agrees to a date with her co-worker Pete (Leo Bill), despite his patriarchal beliefs. Despite Pete's belittlement, Mandy continues to date him, believing his presence has a positive impact on Larch and herself. The trio attend the wedding of Pete's sister, being introduced to his deeply Christian family. At the wedding, the pair berate one-another, before getting into a physical fight. Mandy visits her estranged father (David Thewlis), who reminisces about her childhood, and reveals that her mother is dying. Mandy reunites with Pete and proposes to him, whilst her parents rekindle their relationship. Mandy violently quits her job after pitching a nihilistic advertisement. Pete, unnerved by the prospect of marrying Mandy, unsuccessfully attempts to cheat, before the two reconcile and make love. In a dreamlike-sequence, Mandy tap-dances in front of her extended family, before sitting alongside her mother during her final moments. Following her death, and surrounded by a crowd of onlooking women, Mandy breaks up with Pete and skips into the distance with Larch.