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2002-09-13 · 96 min · ★ 6.1
A young boy trying to deal with his mother's heroin addiction befriends a waitress who helps him cope with the tough situation.
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Production details
- Directors
- Gillies MacKinnon
- Production companies
- A Bad Way Ltd, Kudos, Little Wing Films
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 102,471
Top Cast
Molly ParkerMel
Harry EdenPaul
Keira KnightleyLouise
David WenhamLenny
Nitin GanatraAbu
Rupert ProcterHarry
Bronson WebbTom
Marsha ThomasonVicki
Geraldine McEwanNanna
Karl JohnsonGranddad
Gary LewisDI French
Kate AshfieldHelen
Julia DeakinMrs Rawlings
Mona HammondCustomer
Mia SoteriouDiane
Jessica HynesParamedic (as Jessica Stevenson)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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