The film portrays the life of a woman who is raped and struggles to raise her daughter.

Philip Adams later claimed he always knew the film would struggle "because of its idiosyncratic and complex nature".

Produced at a very small budget, this film struggled to retrieve the production cost albeit being critically acclaimed.

Symbolically, the film uses the family to represent the fate of the nation: impoverished, exploited, but struggling to be free.

The public liked it and the film was very successful, but struggled to recoup its large cost.

The film performed well at the box office in Scotland but struggled to make an impact elsewhere.

The film struggled to make back its budget.

This film is a mockumentary shot in black and white but struggles to sit within any conventionally defined genre.

The film has struggled for years to get its 15 million dollar budget together.

The film struggled to find a widespread distribution deal, as distributors felt it was too niche in its appeal to be profitable.