The Unloved ( Dihos agapi )

The Unloved (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Dihos agapi
Screened, competed or awarded at:
British Independent Film Awards
Thessaloniki Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Samantha Morton

Written By:
Tony Grisoni
Samantha Morton

Actors:
Robert Carlyle ..... Father
Lauren Socha ..... Lauren
Susan Lynch ..... Mother
Molly Windsor ..... Lucy
Michael Socha ..... Michael

Synopsis:

"The Unloved" taps into the harsh realities that thousands of children face each and every day. Lucy (Molly Windsor) is 11 years-old when she is placed into care in Nottinghamshire s Crop Row children s home after suffering regular physical abuse at the hands of her violent father (Robert Carlisle). In the home she is forced to share a room with 16 year-old Lauren (Lauren Socha) who after initial hostilities takes Lucy under her wing. What unfolds is an incredibly grounded view of the British care system through the innocent, bewildered eyes of a child.

With a barebones narrative and a visual depth of compassion, this is the life of a young child, any child, caught up in the British care system. Seen through the eyes of an eleven-year-old girl, this, a child's journey and first steps into a wider world. Her desire for recognition is both low on dialogue and high on sentimental empathy of how the physical and emotional abandonment of both parent, and an indifferent system and their respective responsibilities, can isolate and do harm.

Lucy is eleven years old. Having been neglected by her estranged mother and father, she is placed in a children's home. Through her eyes, we follow Lucy's struggle to cope with the system. Her saving is her self-belief and her certainty that she is being watched over and protected by the holy spirit. Hers is a heroic quest for love, beauty and transcendence.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 27 May, 2010.