The £4 billion care system that eats children alive — with kindness.
The film follows five years in the life of a young girl as she struggles against an onslaught of good intentions. From her first encounter with the social care system, through a range of foster placements, to a haunting climax, we are challenged to question how it is that so many well-intentioned people can do so much unintended damage. And how it is that the £4bn a year that people in the UK spend on children in care has failed to break the cycle of abuse, addiction and abandonment. Written by Tim Kemp
Acting
Keeki Bennetts carries years of damage in a child's silence.
Direction
Kemp refuses the poverty-porn gaze — no easy villains here.
Writing
Tim Kemp's script weaponizes bureaucratic language against itself.
Director
Andy Kemp
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film was shot in actual former care homes, with several cast members having lived experience in the UK foster system.
Released during the 2009 UK social care scandals, it was effectively buried — zero TMDB votes suggest distribution sabotage or institutional discomfort.
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