Helen
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An 18 year old girl called Joy has gone missing. Another girl called Helen is a few weeks away from leaving her care home. Helen is asked to 'play' Joy in a police reconstruction that will retrace Joy's last known movements. Joy had everything. A loving family, a boyfriend, a bright future. Helen, parent-less, has lived in institutions all her life and has never been close to anyone. Gradually Helen begins to immerse herself into the role, visiting the people and places that Joy knew; quietly and carefully insinuating her way into the lost girl's life. But is Helen trying to find out what happened to Joy that day, or is she searching for her own identity?
Status: Released
Released Date: 2008-06-19
Runtime: 79 mins
Director: Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor
Writer: Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: Helen
Production Companies:
Production Countries: United Kingdom, Ireland
Cast
Annie Townsend
Sandie Malia
Dennis Jobling
Sonia Saville
Danny Groenland
Sheila Hamilton
Betty Ashe
Gavin Huscroft
Keith Saha
Marti Williams
Maria Vishnjakova
Middleton Anna
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