Lynn and Lucy are life-long best friends, their relationship as intense as any romance. Neither has ventured far from where they grew up. Lynn, who married her first boyfriend and whose daughter is fast growing up, is delighted when the charismatic, volatile Lucy has her first baby, a boy. Lucy, however, does not react to motherhood as Lynn expects. Soon, they find their friendship tested in the most extreme circumstances.
A study of escalating hysteria at a societal level, Lynn + Lucy stars Roxanne Scrimshaw in her first ever screen appearance, alongside Nichola Burley (Love and Hate, Wuthering Heights), and this highly anticipated feature by Cannes award-winning filmmaker Fyzal Boulifa.
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Extras
Fyzal Boulifa Talks to Danny Leigh (2020, 40 mins): the director of Lynne + Lucy is interviewed by film critic Danny Leigh
Nichola Burley Talks to Nia Childs (2020, 18 mins): Nichola Burley talks to curator and filmmaker Nia Childs about her approach to acting, delving into the psychology of Lucy and how she tackled the difficult issues in Lynn + Lucy
Roxanne Scrimshaw Talks to Nia Childs (2020, 16 mins): Roxanne Scrimshaw chats to Nia Childs about being street cast for Lynn + Lucy and how she found her first experience of acting
Roxanne Scrimshaw casting interview (2018, 7 mins): Roxanne Scrimshaw's first conversation with casting director Lara Manwaring
Roxanne Scrimshaw and Nichola Burley callback audition (2018, 14 mins): Roxanne Scrimshaw and Nichola Burley attend callback auditions together for the first time
The Curse (2012, 13 mins): Fyzal Boulifa's 2012 Cannes-winning and BAFTA-nominated short is an allegory of emancipation inspired by his mother's experience growing up in Morocco
New Towns in Britain (1956, 14 mins): this 1956 documentary commissioned by the Foreign Office for US audiences reports on the planning and development of Harlow New Town, the location of Lynn + Lucy
