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National Theatre Archive: Ugly Lies the Bone

  • May 2017
  • 1hr

    35mins

  • Drama
  • Directed by

    Indhu Rubasingham,

    Starring

    Kate Fleetwood,

    Olivia Darnley,

    Ralf Little,

    Kris Mashall

    ...

    ‘Beauty is but skin deep, ugly lies the bone; beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own.’ After three tours in Afghanistan, Jess finally returns to Florida. In a small town on the Space Coast, as the final shuttle is about to launch, Jess must confront her scars – and a home that may have changed even more than her. Experimenting with a pioneering virtual reality therapy, she builds a breath-taking new world where she can escape her pain. There, she begins to restore her relationships, her life and, slowly, herself.