| The Unloved | |
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| Written by | Samantha Morton Tony Grisoni |
| Directed by | Samantha Morton |
| Starring | Molly Windsor Susan Lynch Robert Carlyle Lauren Socha Michael Socha Craig Parkinson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Budget | £1.5 million |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 17 May 2009 |
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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.[1] The story is semi-autobiographical,[2] 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,[3] and was first broadcast on 17 May 2009.[4] The film drew an audience of two million viewers.[4] It had a premiere at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and received a limited release in 2010.[5][6]
- ^ Chater, David (16 May 2009). "Sunday's Top TV". Times Online. London. Archived from the original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ "Why everyone should watch The Unloved". Times Online blogs: Alpha Mummy. 18 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ "Britain's Forgotten Children". Channel 4. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ a b Dowell, Ben (18 May 2009). "Samantha Morton directing debut The Unloved draws 2 million viewers". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ Leader, Michael (22 February 2010). "The Unloved review". Den of Geek. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ Foote, John (18 September 2009). "TIFF: Samantha Morton Impresses With 'The Unloved'". Screen Rant. Retrieved 27 October 2017.