Projects matching: Mike Clarke

Synopsis

After five years away from Liverpool, Clara Reynolds has finally managed to distance herself from her troubled past and the criminal family she left behind. But when her notorious father, Gerry, summons her home with the news that he is dying, Clara reluctantly returns to a world she thought she had escaped. Reunited with her volatile younger sister Danika and a colourful collection of criminals, friends and old acquaintances, Clara finds herself surrounded by family rivalries, dangerous schemes and increasingly chaotic situations. Determined not to be dragged back into the family business, she soon discovers that escaping the Reynolds family is considerably easier said than done. Set in Liverpool, a darkly comic British crime film about family, loyalty, bad decisions and the consequences of trying to leave your past behind.

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Shelly Hayden is a struggling single mother living on a neglected English council estate, desperately trying to shield her six-year-old daughter Daisy from the reality of their situation. With mounting debts, bailiffs at the door and barely enough food to survive, Shelly turns their hardships into games of make-believe, allowing Daisy to remain blissfully unaware of just how close they are to losing everything. But as Shelly searches for help, every door seems to close. Friends have nothing to give, Daisy’s father is nowhere to be found, and the threat of social services taking her daughter grows increasingly real. With Daisy hungry and her options exhausted, Shelly is pushed towards a desperate decision. Inside a local shop, one final game of make-believe offers her a chance to provide for her daughter, but the consequences could cost Shelly the one thing she has fought hardest to protect. A raw and heartbreaking drama about poverty, motherhood and the lengths a parent will go to keep the real world from reaching their child.

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After his wife unexpectedly leaves him, William Coulthard finds his carefully ordered life beginning to unravel. A devout man who works for a local public-access television station and plays the organ at his church, William suddenly finds himself alone and struggling to make sense of his new circumstances. His life takes another unexpected turn when he meets Tina, a troubled young woman whose chaotic existence could not be further removed from his own. As an unlikely relationship develops between them, William is drawn into Tina's increasingly dangerous world, including the threat posed by a drug dealer determined to collect the money she owes. A gritty British drama with darkly comic touches, exploring loneliness, faith, friendship and the unexpected connections that can change the course of a life.