20 minutes that'll ruin your day in the best way possible.
A short documentary following the last 5 hours of a 59-years-old man, Ahmed before becoming homeless due to the late payments and bureaucracy by the Department for Work and Pensions.
Direction
Unflinching vérité style — no narration, just crushing present tense.
Writing
The 'script' is real paperwork. Most horrifying dialogue you'll read.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of UK 'hostile environment' documentaries exposing welfare system cruelty under austerity policies.
The title 'Deleted' refers to benefit claimants literally erased from systems — Ahmed's final hours mirror thousands of real cases.
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