Common
DramaCrime
When 17-year-old Johnjo gives his cousin and his friends a lift, he finds himself implicated in a stabbing.
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This film feels like a punch to the gut. It's a stark, unflinching look at how easily lives can be ruined by circumstance and a broken system. Expect raw emotion and a heavy dose of realism.
grittysombertenseheartbreakingsteadysocial realismkitchen sink dramanaturalisticjusticeconsequencesinnocence lostsystemic failure
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