
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Times (UK)Kevin MaherThe camera is held at kiddie height, the close-ups are all Lucy's, and the adult world is viewed with deep suspicion as a cold and unforgiving place. It's a tough watch, and justifiably uncompromising. |
| Empire MagazinePhilip De SemlyenPoignant, perceptive and unrelenting, this may be bleak, like all great drama, it is ultimately uplifting as well. |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineMorton shows a remarkable confidence as director of this intensely personal drama, which is loosely based on her own experiences. |
| GuardianXan BrooksThe climactic scene, in which Morton's heroine confronts her mum, is one of the most quietly gut-wrenching things I've seen in years. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Tim RobeyFunny, real, poetic and frightening, not the gruelling tract about neglect you might expect. |
| Little White LiesAdam WoodwardThis is clearly a very personal film; sensibly sustained through a vérité aesthetic that keeps the narrative potent, but not overbearing. |
| Total FilmSimon KinnearIt's commanding, committed and sometimes too chilly to truly engage, but it's also heartfelt, powerful stuff - especially in Lauren Socha's passionate, painful performance as Lucy's lost-cause roommate. |
| London Evening StandardCharlotte O'SullivanAuthentic and hyper-real, a reflection of a young girl's inner life that never strays into hysteria. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerA powerfully emotional drama that marks Morton out as a directorial talent to watch. |
| Time OutTrevor JohnstonWindsor's taciturn and stoic central performance is both haunting and affecting, framed by Morton's deliberate, even stately direction. |