12 minutes. One lie. A mother's love behind razor wire.
When her 9-year-old daughter’s dreams of becoming a gymnast are on the line, a mother behind bars struggles to keep her whereabouts a secret. Inspired by the real experiences of a former prisoner.
Acting
Debbie Honeywood delivers crushing vulnerability in every frame.
Direction
Tyro Heath makes 12 minutes feel like a lifetime of choices.
Director
Tyro Heath
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Inspired by real UK prison experiences; the UK has one of Western Europe's highest female incarceration rates, with 80% being mothers.
Debbie Honeywood starred in Ken Loach's 'Sorry We Missed You' — she's becoming the face of British working-class devastation.
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