My Ain Folk
Drama
When Jamie's maternal grandmother dies, he and his brother Tommy are separated - Tommy is taken off to a welfare home and Jamie goes to live with his other grandmother and uncle. His life is far from happy, filled with silence, rejection and bouts of violence.
VIBE
A profoundly bleak and unsettling look at childhood neglect. It feels stark and somber, a quiet yet potent exploration of loneliness and family dysfunction that lingers long after the credits roll.
bleakunsettlingsomberstarkslow-burnkitchen sink realismgritty dramacharacter studychildhood traumaneglectfamily dysfunctionloneliness
neglectautobiographicalchild neglect
