Hidden Flaws

Seventyyearold Agnes takes the ashes of her dear Robert and travels to their regular holiday cottage on the Scottish island of Mull On the way two Dutch runaways the tenyearold girl Chris and her younger brother Tommie sneak into her car The children warn Agnes they will flee again if she calls the police In the secluded house beautifully located near a bay with a view of the sea the elderly woman and the children gradually grow towards each other Chris is confident and shorttempered and dominates not only her younger pigheaded brother but also old Agnes who loses herself in memories of Robert Meanwhile Agnes has to withstand the people who want to take over the house from her The surroundings play a major role in this adaptation of Renate Dorresteins novel about family trust and secrets