Sisterhood: You can't choose family
It all starts with a freak Hoover accident occuring in NewZealand and London to two very different women at exactly the sametime.
Not many movies can boast that as the opening scene, but Sisterhood is unlike many films gracing the big screen today.
Thequirky comedy follows Catherine St John-Burke, a status-obsessed anduptight young woman who comes to her Chelsea flat and finds ahairy-legged New Zealander drinking beer on the sofa.
Tocomplicate matters further this woman claims to be Catherine'slong-lost half sister, Shirley Zachary - and she isn't about to beshooed out of Catherine's chic apartment, or her life, in a hurry.
Followingthe untimely death of her mother (dodgy Hoover, electric shock) Shirleyis devastated to find that her beloved farm in New Zealand has beenclaimed by her con-artist dad Jack McClarky, rendering her homeless.
Atwelve-hour flight later Shirley insists that Catherine, whose motheralso died in the aforementioned Hoover accident, may too soon behomeless if they don't track down their unscrupulous dad.
But with mobsters and his eighty-year old lover also in hot pursuit, Jack isn't an easy man to find!
Despitea shockingly tight budget, Sisterhood is sprinkled with facesrecognisable from shows such as Footballer's Wives, Lost, Spooks andHustle amongst others.
The quirky comedy follows Catherine St John-Burke, a status-obsessed and uptight young woman who comes to her Chelsea flat and finds a hairy-legged New Zealander drinking beer on the sofa.Alexandra Sheppard
Nicholas Ball is perfect as the cunningMcClarky; as one of the more experienced actors on board he is famousfor his title role in the 70s TV series Hazell, and more recently,Eastenders.
However, the shoot was very much a family affair - most of the New Zealand cast was found via word of mouth at the local pub!
Manyof the shoot locations, such as Catherine's Chelsea apartment, were'borrowed' from friends and family of the producer, writer and co-starof Sisterhood, Emily Corcoran.
However, that isn't to the film'sdetriment. As many cinema-goers can testify, a big budget doesn'talways equal a good time for the audience.
The quirky, irreverent script is complemented by a professional and experienced cast who obviously had fun in their roles.
And who needs a multi-million pound budget for that?
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Sisterhood is released in UK cinemas on the 17th October 2008.
For more information and to book tickets, see SisterhoodFilm.com.
