Sally Hawkins

True-story drama about Somalian-born Waris Dirie, who, despite a turbulent upbringing, became one of the world's most sought-after top models.

A dramatisation of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant in London, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.

Novelist Nick Hornby turns to screenplays with this drama directed by Lone Scherfig (Italian for Beginners, Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself) - winner of the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival 2009.