Secret Life (2007)

Genre : TV Movie, Drama

Runtime : 1H 10M

Director : Rowan Joffe

Synopsis

Charlie is white, middle class and a child sex offender. And though he's served his sentence, by his own admission, he continues to pose a significant danger to children. When the rehabilitation centre he has elected to attend is shut down, he is cast adrift in the local community, without guidance or psychological treatment, to struggle alone with his compulsion to re-offend.

Actors

Matthew Macfadyen
Matthew Macfadyen
Charlie
Phil Davis
Phil Davis
Rudi
Holly Aird
Holly Aird
Emma
Yasmin Paige
Yasmin Paige
Michaela
Michele Austin
Michele Austin
Probation Officer
Angel Coulby
Angel Coulby
Young Mum

Crews

Rowan Joffe
Rowan Joffe
Director

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