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COMEDY . 2018 . 1h 45m . English

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"Family, food and love. Life's three courses made easy."

Housewife Megan's idyllic life is thrown into turmoil, when it emerges that her husband, Lloyd, faces a heavy prison sentence for tax evasion. Megan, caught completely unawares is sent into a tailspin as she, not only loses her husband, her home and her comfortable suburban life, but also finds herself implicated in the tax fraud and facing jail time. Down on her luck and with nothing to her name Megan has to rediscover who she really is. With the help of her son and her best friend, Lindiwe, she finds solace and hope in her life-long love and affinity for cooking. She learns that the path back home begins with realizing that she is enough and all she needs is her family, food and love. Life's 3 courses made easy.

Director Leli Maki
Starring Diaan Lawrenson, Renate Stuurman, Neels Van Jaarsveld
1h 45m
Runtime
2018
Year
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Family, food and love. Life's three courses made easy.

Housewife Megan's idyllic life is thrown into turmoil, when it emerges that her husband, Lloyd, faces a heavy prison sentence for tax evasion. Megan, caught completely unawares is sent into a tailspin as she, not only loses her husband, her home and her comfortable suburban life, but also finds herself implicated in the tax fraud and facing jail time. Down on her luck and with nothing to her name Megan has to rediscover who she really is. With the help of her son and her best friend, Lindiwe, she finds solace and hope in her life-long love and affinity for cooking. She learns that the path back home begins with realizing that she is enough and all she needs is her family, food and love. Life's 3 courses made easy.

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Director
Table Manners was directed by Leli Maki.
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Cast
Diaan Lawrenson stars as Megan in Table Manners.
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Year context
Table Manners was released 8 years ago in 2018.
Table Manners is a Comedy, Drama film with a runtime of 1h 45m.

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Released
Runtime
105 min (1h 45m)
Language
English
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What is Table Manners about?
Housewife Megan's idyllic life is thrown into turmoil, when it emerges that her husband, Lloyd, faces a heavy prison sentence for tax evasion. Megan, caught completely unawares is sent into a tailspin as she, not only loses her husband, her home and her comfortable suburban life, but also finds herself implicated in the tax fraud and facing jail time. Down on her luck and with nothing to her name Megan has to rediscover who she really is. With the help of her son and her best friend, Lindiwe, she finds solace and hope in her life-long love and affinity for cooking. She learns that the path back home begins with realizing that she is enough and all she needs is her family, food and love. Life's 3 courses made easy.
How long is Table Manners?
Table Manners has a runtime of 105 minutes (1h 45m).
Who directed Table Manners?
Table Manners was directed by Leli Maki.
Who stars in Table Manners?
The cast of Table Manners includes Diaan Lawrenson, Renate Stuurman, Neels Van Jaarsveld, Thabo Malema, John Lata.

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Comedy Drama
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