A resourceful 12-year-old, who secretly lives alone in her flat in a working-class suburb of London, makes money stealing bikes with her best friend Ali and keeps the social workers off her back by pretending to live with an uncle. But when her estranged father turns up out of the blue, she's forced to confront reality.
Acting
Lola Campbell's debut is stupidly natural — no 'child actor' vibes at all.
Direction
Charlotte Regan's first feature? Confident, warm, never patronizing her young subject.
Cinematography
Boxy 4:3 framing that makes Georgie's world feel intimate and slightly trapped.
Director
Charlotte Regan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lola Campbell had zero acting experience; Charlotte Regan found her through open casting in London schools and built the film around her actual personality.
The film quietly documents a specific vanished London — the working-class East End tower blocks being demolished, replaced by glass luxury that kids like Georgie will never access.
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