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"We get into the habit of compromising and therefore we are always compromised."
Shy and awkward Lawrence (Bill Nighy), a senior researcher for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, can't find a table at the café where he stopped for a spot of tea, so he asks an equally shy and awkward young woman, Gina (Kelley Macdonald), if he can share her table for a bit. Gina agrees and an odd little conversation ensues.
Lawrence musters the courage to invite Gina to have dinner with him and after a few casual dates, he invites her to go with him to Reykjavik, Iceland, where he must participate in the annual G8 Summit where the world's major countries discuss their plans for financial assistance to less fortunate countries.
Once in Iceland, the pair find that others are murmuring that this May-December relationship is quite odd and Gina tries to fit in as best she can while Lawrence seeks to make her feel comfortable.
In the long hours that Lawrence is either sleeping or in meetings, Gina finds out a great deal about the purpose of the G8 Summit and ends up urging the world leaders for compassionate care for the children dying of poverty.
Favorite quote:
Lawrence: "We have a pair of unfortunate situations here. A man who has nothing in his life except his work, that is unfortunate. And then by a stroke of bizarre chance, he finds someone who makes that not true for a day or two. But then, suddenly, it seems as though the price that has to be paid for that ray of light is some kind of... disgrace. It doesn't seem quite fair."
Directed for BBC-TV by David Yates. This film was shown in the USA on HBO.
My personal rating: B
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