Cal
Genres
Overview
Twenty-year-old Cal returns from France to Britain after receiving news that his mother is ill. His finds his home city of Bristol facing hard economic times brought on by the global economic crisis, with poverty and crime on the rise and rioting and looting almost a nightly occurrence. It is not a warm homecoming as his sick mother remains stubbornly homophobic and wants nothing to do with the now openingly gay Cal while his battered Auntie Jane, now living in a run down council house, dulls her stagnation with welfare funded booze and disturbing attempts to sexually seduce her nephew. Navigating his way across this new landscape he meets a young student who needs his help. However his act of kindness brings him into contact with a lawless drug dealing pimp and a race against time to make peace with his mother and get out of town as quickly as possible. An intense tale of a family mired in poverty, angry and lost but still searching for love, respect and acceptance.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
89 min
Release Date
2013-02-20
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
19
Vote Average
5.1
Wayne Virgo
Cal
Tom Payne
Jason
Emily Corcoran
Aunty Jane
Lucy Russell
Cath Miller
Daniel Brocklebank
Ivan
Bernie Hodges
Jounalist - Phil Trope
Simon Cook
Oncologist
Richard Cambridge
Jim
Garry Summers
Radio Announcer
Tony Banham
Policeman
Deborah Fleming
Nurse
Anna Gallagher
Ivan's Girlfriend
Tim J. Henley
Chef
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