A funny and poignant love story by award-winning screenwriter Richard Curtis, The Girl in the Café combines his unique comedic touch with a powerful humanitarian message, following the story of lonely civil servant Lawrence (Bill Nighy) and his life-changing relationship with Gina (Kelly Macdonald), the mysterious young woman he meets in a café near his office.

As a member of the British delegation to the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, Iceland, Lawrence impetuously invites Gina to join him at the event, where their newfound attraction to each other is tested in an emotional conflict between personal conviction and professional obligation. While world leaders compete for media and political advantage, the crucial Millennium Development Goals - to halve extreme poverty - are sidelined. The film focuses on both the growing love story between two shy outsiders and the progress of the Summit, as the two become dramatically, comically and fatefully entwined.