Herself

2020 Drama
68%

Struggling to provide her daughters with a safe, happy home, Sandra decides to build one - from scratch. Using all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality, Sandra draws together a community to lend a helping hand to build her house and ultimately recover her own sense of self.

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by Deirdre Molumby
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'Herself' brings you on an emotional rollercoaster thanks to Clare Dunne

Single mother Sandra (Clare Dunne) works as a cleaner (and, informally, a carer) for a doctor while also trying to provide for and care for her two young daughters. Afraid but fiercely determined, she decides to leave her abusive husband, Gary (Ian Lloyd Anderson), and push back against the broken housing system. Alongside friends and a community of volunteers, Sandra sets about building her own house, all while in a brutal custody battle with her ex.

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