Pretending to Be Judith

James, a jewellery store operator, spots Maria in a bit part in a play and asks her to impersonate his mistress, Judith, who died in an accident, so that he can reenact significant scenes from their relationship. 23-year-old Maria, long the victim of various sorts of abuse, agrees, attracted by what she sees as the love between these people. She lives with an emotionally disturbed gambler, Hugo, who is her boyfriend and occasionally her pimp; he sees through this odd role-playing game and tries to save Maria from what he perceives as danger, while she increasingly loses herself in Judith's identity.

Christine Tremarco

Maria

Nathaniel Parker

James

Marc Warren

Hugo

Polly Hemingway

Hugo's Mum

Priyanga Burford

Agency Woman

Jo Joyner

Shop Assistant

• Danny HillerDirector
• Andrea NewmanWriter
• Simon PassmoreProducer

Release date

August 12, 2001

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie