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2008

Helen

Directed by Joe Lawlor

An 18 year old girl called Joy has gone missing. Another girl called Helen is a few weeks away from leaving her care home. Helen is asked to 'play' Joy in a police reconstruction that will retrace Joy's last known movements. Joy had everything. A loving family, a boyfriend, a bright future. Helen, parent-less, has lived in institutions all her life and has never been close to anyone. Gradually Helen begins to immerse herself into the role, visiting the people and places that Joy knew; quietly and carefully insinuating her way into the lost girl's life. But is Helen trying to find out what happened to Joy that day, or is she searching for her own identity?

Duration

1h 19m

Released

June 19, 2008

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5.5

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Cast12

  • Annie Townsend
  • Sandie Malia
  • Dennis Jobling
  • Sonia Saville
  • Danny Groenland
  • Sheila Hamilton
  • Betty Ashe
  • Gavin Huscroft
  • Keith Saha

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