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07/11/2016

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Bittersweet drama about agoraphobia by Jane Wainwright. Starring Paapa Essiedu.

Bittersweet drama by Jane Wainwright about an agoraphobic attempting to travel across London. Starring Paapa Essiedu.

Wide Open Spaces

On the first anniversary of his daughter's death, Samuel is determined to keep his promise and visit her grave for the first time. All he has to do is get across London, which should be easy, except Samuel's agoraphobic. A bittersweet drama about a man who can't travel.


Written by Jane Wainwright
Directed by Charlotte Riches

This bittersweet drama explores the debilitating, and often comic, reality of living with agoraphobia in one of the world's busiest cities. A modern day love story, told through the eyes of Samuel, a young father determined to travel across London in order to bring his family back together.

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