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Wasp

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Zoë is a single mother who lives with her four children in Dartford. She is poor and can't afford to buy food. One day her old flame drives by and asks her to go on a date with him. Scared that he doesn't want to go out with her, she lies and tells him that she is just babysitting the kids. This will be her first date in years.

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Released
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Language
English
  • single mother
  • motherhood
  • woman director
  • social realism
  • kitchen sink realism
  • short film

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United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereAspen Short Film Festival1 Apr 2004
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereEdinburgh International Film Festival1 Aug 2003
  • HungaryHU

    • Digital / OTT1823 Apr 2005
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT181 Oct 2004
  • PolandPL

    • Digital / OTT181 May 2004

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Wasp was released on 1 August 2003.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    4/13/2024

    7/10

    This is quite a difficult short drama to watch without making judgements. Indeed, right from the start when "Zoë" (Natalie Press) drags her four kids round to a neighbour for a bit of a scrap, you wonder if maybe she's the best person to be looking after four young children. A quick tour of her kitchen demonstrates that she hasn't two pennies to rub together, but when she encounters her old friend "Dave" (Danny Dyer)…

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