A marvelous, great looking adaptation of Esther Freud's acclaimed novel. Kate Winslet plays discontented mum Julia, who decides to swap rainy '70s London for sweltering, dusty Morocco. She soon discovers, however, that life on the breadline with two young daughters (5 and 7 year-olds) in Marrakesh is not much more fun than it was in London, and matters aren't helped when she falls for a swarthy young street hustle and one of the kids falling victim to the local lurgy. Bristol 9-year-old Carrie Mullan is outstanding and our Kate turns in a sterling performance as always, though it's difficult to rustle up much sympathy for her character. A fine evocation of the hippy era.