A seven year old boy struggles to make sense of words on the page. But when Mike is diagnosed with dyslexia and the teachers continue to fail him, his mother takes matters into her own hands to help her son fulfil his true potential.
Acting
William Biletsky's wordless frustration will wreck you.
Writing
Condenses years of struggle into 20 devastating minutes.
Director
Yew Weng Ho
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the true story of Pat and Mike Jones, whose real-life educational battle inspired UK dyslexia advocacy reforms in the 1970s.
The film's period setting captures when dyslexia was widely dismissed as 'laziness' — a stigma still haunting neurodivergent students today.
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