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Bob Hoskins gives a riveting performance in this poignant character study. He plays an embittered widower known as Grumpy Jack who changes his tune when he befriends a precocious little girl, but he becomes a prime suspect when she goes missing from their seaside English village because of their unusually close "relationship."Jessica Stewart stands out as the youngster and Josiane Balasko shines as Jack's neighbor. Written and directed by Jan Dunn.