When I Was 12

When I Was 12

2001 · 83 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

Newly arrived on a Burnley housing estate is twelve-year-old Chloe, who, with her alcoholic single mother and abusive older brother, has been re-housed for the umpteenth time. When Chloe finds a kindred spirit in Lee, a young boy with a similarly dysfunctional family, she sees an opportunity to escape from her mother and brother.

Directed by Dominic Savage · Written by Dominic Savage

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