Based on the real life story of Kevin Lewis, the film follows his childhood of abuse, his descent into a life of crime and the way he put his life together again afterwards.
Acting
Rupert Friend transforms from broken boy to hardened survivor.
Writing
Kevin Lewis's own memoir lends devastating authenticity.
Director
Nick Moran
Rupert Friend
Kevin Lewis
Natascha McElhone
Gloria
Con O'Neill
Dennis
Ioan Gruffudd
Colin Smith
Jodie Whittaker
Jackie
Bernard Hill
Uncle David
Tom Burke
Mr. Hayes
Ralph Brown
Gordon Peters
James Fox
Alan
Shirley Anne Field
Margaret
David O'Hara
Terry
Kate Ashfield
Madeline
William Miller
Young Kevin
Augustus Prew
Teen Kevin
Alfie Allen
Dominic
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Kevin Lewis makes a cameo as a pub landlord—blink and you'll miss his silent witness to his own story.
Shot in just 22 days on a shoestring budget, it became a passion project for Nick Moran after reading Lewis's memoir in one sitting.
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