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When I Was 12
When I Was 12
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When I Was 12

2001
1h 23m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

2001

Runtime

1h 23m

Storyline

Newly arrived on a Burnley housing estate is twelve-year-old Chloe, who, with her alcoholic single mother and abusive older brother, has been re-housed for the umpteenth time. When Chloe finds a kindred spirit in Lee, a young boy with a similarly dysfunctional family, she sees an opportunity to escape from her mother and brother.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 23m
Aug 22, 2001
Director
Dominic Savage
Dominic Savage

Top Cast

6 Cast Members

Holly Scourfield

Chloe

Leo Gregory

Leo Gregory

Paul

Jody Latham

Jody Latham

Lee

Neil Bell

Neil Bell

Neil

Lisa Millett

Lisa Millett

Mother

Gabriella Di Luca

Waitress

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