Charleigh Bailey

Marie faces her first day on the job as a social care worker. Despite her optimism, a house call to a family in crisis quickly brings her down to reality.

Marie faces her first day on the job as a social care worker. Despite her optimism, a house call to a family in crisis quickly brings her down to reality.

Two sisters talk on the phone about an upcoming birthday; tempers flare as promises are broken. Secrets are revealed and tears are shed. Both women eventually realise that shame is one thing they can’t afford if they’re going to survive.

El comienzo de la etapa adulta también puede significar el final de las amistades de la infancia. La impulsiva Mary regresa a casa tras pasar seis meses encerrada por su implicación en una violenta pelea escolar. Su mejor amiga Charlene se va a casar en tres semanas y Mary necesita encontrar una cita que le acompañe a la boda. Sin embargo no logra encontrar un acompañante adecuado y, lo que es peor, parece que Charlene no quiere pasar tanto tiempo con ella como antes.

An Irish story about tragic final day of a young mother addicted to heroin, seen through the idealistic eyes of her eight year old daughter.