Based on a stranger than fiction true story!
In the 1920s English seaside town of Littlehampton, neighbours Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley) are embroiled in a scandal involving anonymous, profanity-laden letters. When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women - led by Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) - begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.
With sharp dialogue and dark comedic undertones, "Wicked Little Letters" explores themes of misogyny and repression in a riotous mystery comedy.
Directed by Thea Sharrock (“Me Before You”), the film captures the absurdity and tragedy of a scandalous true story.