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Ella is a troubled teenage girl living in a residential care home as part of her foster placement. After a year of homelessness and watching her mom struggle, Ella is angry and distrustful of the world around her. When she is expelled because of an outburst, social services cannot find an immediate new placement for her, and Ella has nowhere else to go, posing a problem for Ella's new social worker, Sam.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 2025 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Kim Bartley |
| Runtime | 19 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.0/10 (1 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
Director Daines Taylor sidesteps melodrama, framing the foster care system through the lens of daily routine and bureaucratic dead ends. His approach is restrained, almost documentary-like, where emotion surfaces in the smallest of details.
Anyone ready for a raw character study will find a narrative that refuses easy answers. What lingers after the credits is the weight of an unresolved question about institutional failure. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Kim Bartley
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The sterile glow of social service corridors, the scent of old linoleum, and the heavy quiet of a crowded waiting room.
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