The Unloved

The Unloved

2009•1h 46m•7.0/10

DramaTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(31)

Lucy is eleven years old. Having been neglected by her estranged mother and father, she is placed in a children's home. Through her eyes, we follow her struggle to cope with the system; her only saving being her self-belief and certainty that she is being watched over and protected by the holy spirit.

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Production

EM Media, Film4 Productions, Oscilloscope

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Molly Windsor

Molly Windsor

Lucy

Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle

Lucy's Father

Susan Lynch

Susan Lynch

Lucy's Mother

Craig Parkinson

Craig Parkinson

Ben

Andrea Lowe

Andrea Lowe

Vicky

Lauren Socha

Lauren Socha

Lauren

Michael Socha

Michael Socha

Michael

Johann Myers

Johann Myers

Johann

Karl Collins

Karl Collins

Karl

Christopher Russell

Connor

Darren Campbell

Darren

Kerry Stacey

Jackie

Ladene Hall

Ladene

Penny Morton

Penny

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