Mandy admits that all she wants is “an easy life, a five-hour day, and a nice bloke”. The ‘forbidden’ thoughts of a modern woman are laid bare; but in turn, the female chorus gets angry and shouts at her for having these very thoughts. In saying out loud what it is she really wants in life to feel happy, Mandy’s feminist values are questioned.

Piper has said that this film is about “a female nihilist trying to navigate this liberated progressive time in women’s history, and the crisis and confusion that comes with that.” And haven’t most of us grappled with similar thoughts around our professional, romantic and family lives at some point?

Rare Beasts is released in UK cinemas on 21 May.

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