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The Unloved

2009 television film

Summary

2009 television film

Field	Value
image	The Unloved Cover.jpg
caption	DVD cover
writer	Samantha Morton
Tony Grisoni
director	Samantha Morton
starring	Molly Windsor
Susan Lynch
Robert Carlyle
Lauren Socha
Michael Socha
Craig Parkinson
country	United Kingdom
language	English
runtime	106 minutes
budget	£1.5 million
network	Channel 4
released

Tony Grisoni Susan Lynch Robert Carlyle Lauren Socha Michael Socha Craig Parkinson The Unloved is a British television film starring Molly Windsor, Robert Carlyle, Susan Lynch and Lauren Socha. It is about an eleven-year-old girl called Lucy (Windsor) growing up in a children's home in the UK's care system, and shown through her perspective. It is the directorial debut of Golden Globe Award-winning and two-time Academy Award-nominated actress Samantha Morton. The story is semi-autobiographical, Morton wrote and produced the film in collaboration with screenwriter Tony Grisoni.

It was produced for Channel 4 and shown as part of its Britain's Forgotten Children series, and was first broadcast on 17 May 2009. The film drew an audience of two million viewers. It had a premiere at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and received a limited release in 2010.

Cast

Molly Windsor – Lucy
Susan Lynch – Mother
Robert Carlyle – Father
Lauren Socha – Lauren
Craig Parkinson – Ben
Andrea Lowe – Vicky
Kerry Stacey – Social worker
Michael Socha – Michael
Katie Withers – Jules

Production

Filmed entirely on location in Morton's hometown of Nottingham, the film cost £1.5 million to make. The title of the film was inspired by a newspaper article Morton had read about children in the foster care system. Morton spent time in other cities such as Newcastle, Glasgow and around London although decided it was best to make a film about the world she knew and grew up in. Originally wanting to set the film in 1989, Morton later decided against it as she wanted to focus on the struggles of the present day and not want audiences to write it off as a historical piece.

Awards

The film won Robert Carlyle a Scottish BAFTA for best TV actor in November 2009. On 10 May 2010 it was announced that the film had been nominated for 'Best Single Drama'; Lauren Socha was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress. On 6 June 2010, The Unloved won the BAFTA for Best Single Drama.

Critical reception

''The Telegraph'''s Michael Deacon gave the film a positive review describing it as "Riveting" and "Powerful from start to finish"; On the other hand, he stated the film was "Stomach churning" and "Hard to watch"; however to his surprise he could not take his eyes off the film and praised Morton on creating an "Intense" and "Vivid" dramatic film.

Home media

As of May 2011, it is available on DVD from Oscilloscope.

References

Chater, David. (16 May 2009). "Sunday's Top TV". Times Online.
(18 May 2009). "Why everyone should watch The Unloved". Times Online blogs: Alpha Mummy.
"Britain's Forgotten Children". Channel 4.
Dowell, Ben. (18 May 2009). "Samantha Morton directing debut The Unloved draws 2 million viewers". The Guardian.
(22 February 2010). "The Unloved review".
(18 September 2009). "TIFF: Samantha Morton Impresses With 'The Unloved'".
(15 February 2010). "The Unloved: An Interview with Samantha Morton". Birds Eye View.
(2 May 2009). "Nottingham takes starring role in Sam Morton drama". This is Nottingham.
(15 May 2009). "TV Scoop interview: Samantha Morton, The Unloved". TV Scoop.
(9 November 2009). "In the Loop scoops Scots Baftas". BBC News.
"BAFTA nominations".
(6 June 2010). "Bafta TV Awards 2010: The winners". BBC.
"Oscilloscope".

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