Dustbin Baby
2008 · 88 min · Director: Juliet May
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The film follows the story of young teen April whose troubled life began in a dustbin - a new born baby, abandoned and alone, not celebrated, not wanted but discarded and left like so much rubbish in an industrial bin behind a pizza parlour. On the morning of her fourteenth birthday April has a devastating row with her foster mother, Marion and leaves the house determined to find out where she really comes from, who she really is and maybe, just maybe, find her real mother. Telling no-one what she's up to or where she's going, April skips school and begins the search she's dreamed about all her life. It's a blur of social workers, children's homes and special schools as April revisits and recalls the key scenes of her fragmented past. It's a painful journey, sometimes frightening but there's also friendship and love and laughter. And now she's started, there's no going back - April must find her mother.
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Dustbin Baby (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Cast
Hannah
Sandra
Baby April
Tanya
Little April
Daniel Johnson
Janet Johnson
Mrs Stephenson
Mr Stephenson
Policewoman
Young April
Stranger
Police Officer
Frankie
Hoody Girl
Details
- Directed by
- Juliet May
- Written by
- Jacqueline Wilson, Helen Blakeman
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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