Ten minutes that'll wreck you: a kid's world crumbles while nobody's looking.
A 7-year-old boy (Jonathan Mason) struggles to understand why his mother, newly returned from hospital, isn't giving him the attention he craves.
Acting
Jonathan Mason's silent confusion destroys you.
Direction
Wootliff traps you in a child's limited perspective.
Director
Harry Wootliff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harry Wootliff made this as her BAFTA-winning short before directing 'True Things' and 'Rye Lane.'
The film never explains Mum's hospital stay—Wootliff forces adult viewers to read between lines a child cannot.
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