Prompted by horrific nightmares, Henry delves into the mystery of his past and begins to uncover the truth about his father's death, triggering a series of revelations that will change his family forever.
Acting
Josh Bolt's haunted Henry anchors every devastating revelation.
Production
Post-war Britain setting amplifies repressed emotional chaos.
Writing
Michelle Magorian adapts her own novel with ruthless precision.
Director
David Moore
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michelle Magorian also wrote 'Goodnight Mister Tom'—she specializes in children processing adult violence through period British settings.
The 1950s post-war setting isn't nostalgia—it's deliberate. This family can't speak their trauma because the entire nation is practicing the same repression.
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