Acting
Holly Aird devastates as the sister who couldn't save him.
Direction
Kosminsky's handheld urgency makes prison walls feel suffocating.
Writing
Dialogue so plain it feels stolen from court transcripts.
Director
Peter Kosminsky
Holly Aird
Karen Painter
Terence Beesley
Joe Dowdell
Angus Macfadyen
David McBride
Gillian Hanna
Margaret Knight
Tony Steedman
Mr. Night
Suzanne Bertish
Margaret Harris
Daniel Newman
Phillip Knight
Philip Jackson
Stan Eastwood
Anna Bolt
Elizabeth Knight
Charlie Creed-Miles
Simon Knight
Deborah Findlay
Cheryl Morris
Sheila Reid
Dr. Elizabeth Perry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sparked UK debate on juvenile detention; real reforms followed slowly. The 1990s 'tough on crime' era buried stories like Philip's until this film forced attention.
Kosminsky later directed 'Wolf Hall' and 'The State'—this early work shows his obsession with institutional power crushing individuals. Cast largely unknown then, now feels like a secret gathering of British talent.
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