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16 November 2001 (UK)
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A teenage girl, Jessica, befriends a teenage boy called Tom, who is bullied by a local gang. She is abused by Jack...
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Surely Dogme inspired
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jenna Harrison | ... | Jessica | |
| Ben Whishaw | ... | Tom | |
| Honeysuckle Weeks | ... | Sarah | |
| Michael Erskine | ... | Ian | |
| Adrian Rawlins | ... | Jack | |
| Judith Scott | ... | Jessica's Mum | |
| Michael Tucek | ... | Gang Leader | |
| Michael Power | ... | Gang Sidekick | |
| Daniel Bliss | ... | Gang Boy | |
| Adam Paul Harvey | ... | Gang Boy | |
| Craig Vye | ... | Gang Boy | |
| Richard Hope | ... | Jessica's Dad | |
| Emily Barrett | ... | Nicola | |
| Patrick Godfrey | ... | Father Felix | |
| Jonathan Hackett | ... | Tom's Dad |
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111 min | Netherlands:109 min (Rotterdam Film Festival)
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Referenced in From Dogma to Dogville: Don't Try This at Home (2006)
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Come on Eileen
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The way it is haphazardly edited, the poor quality of the sound and the general disturbed nature of the plot and it's character's, all suggest that Dom Rotheroe has been watching too much of Lars von Trier at al.
We begin with 15 minutes of absolutely nothing - walking to and from school, little dialogue, little plot development apart from a hedgehog and the odd jump from a tree. But this laboured pacing sets us up for the almost 'mentioned-in-passing' rape of a young schoolgirl by her teacher. In her own bedroom. With her mother downstairs in the living room. We know from here that what we are watching is pretty serious stuff.
With an air of 'Heavenly Creatures', the two kids become almost inseparable, stripping off but doing little more than feeling each other and banging foreheads - we are shown an extremely intense relationship between two seriously messed up children.
I thought I recognised the girl who played Jessica from somewhere else, but looking at her bio there is nothing on there that rings a bell. She puts in an impressive performance which she'll probably never match, and one which I'm sure she'd be disappointed has only been witnessed by a small number.
On the whole, the film was very engaging and very hard-hitting - but the biggest compliment I can give, is that I'm pretty sure Mr von Trier would have loved it.