A 25-minute gut punch about caring too much in a system that doesn't.
It's Laura's first job and she is anxious to do well, but her instinctive empathy with the elderly people in her care puts her in conflict with her colleagues.
Acting
Jenny Faulds carries crushing moral weight in every frame.
Writing
Andrea Gibb's script distills systemic cruelty to its essence.
Director
Christeen Winford
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for Scottish TV in 2001, this short predates the UK's later care home scandals by years — almost prophetic in its depiction of privatized elder care.
Director Christeen Winford never directed another film; this singular 25-minute work remains her entire credited output, making its precision almost haunting.
GB
