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Care

  • TV Movie
  • 20002000
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
282
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Steven Mackintosh in Care (2000)
  • Crime
  • Drama
A troubled boy (Steven Mackintosh) endures physical abuse by the staffers at a children's home.A troubled boy (Steven Mackintosh) endures physical abuse by the staffers at a children's home.A troubled boy (Steven Mackintosh) endures physical abuse by the staffers at a children's home.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
282
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Antonia Bird
  • Writer
    • Kieran Prendiville
  • Stars
    • Steven Mackintosh
    • Jaye Griffiths
    • Maria Pride
Top credits
  • Director
    • Antonia Bird
  • Writer
    • Kieran Prendiville
  • Stars
    • Steven Mackintosh
    • Jaye Griffiths
    • Maria Pride
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    • 10User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 11 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Steven Mackintosh
    Steven Mackintosh
    • Daveyas Davey
    Jaye Griffiths
    Jaye Griffiths
    • Elaineas Elaine
    Maria Pride
    • Paulineas Pauline
    Charlotte Cornwell
    • Joanne Hallowsas Joanne Hallows
    Lynn Hunter
    Lynn Hunter
    • Angelaas Angela
    Richard Harrington
    Richard Harrington
    • Tony Collinsas Tony Collins
    Huw Davies
    • DC Priceas DC Price
    William Ivory
    • DS Devlinas DS Devlin
    Andrew Seear
    • Weberas Weber
    David Sibley
    • Cashmanas Cashman
    Jerome Willis
    Jerome Willis
    • Judgeas Judge
    Simon Ludders
    Simon Ludders
    • Clerk of the Courtas Clerk of the Court
    Jason W. May
    • Older Terryas Older Terry
    • (as Jason May)
    Gareth Potter
    • Older Boyas Older Boy
    Helen Griffin
    Helen Griffin
    • Pauline's Mumas Pauline's Mum
    Lydia Lloyd Parry
    • Housewifeas Housewife
    Christian Patterson
    • Journalistas Journalist
    Nathan Sussex
    • Rodneyas Rodney
    • Director
      • Antonia Bird
    • Writer
      • Kieran Prendiville
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    • Trivia
      Epilogue: "42 out of 52 police forces in Britain are currently investigating allegations of sexual abuse in children's homes. They are: Lincolnshire Operation Diamond, North Yorkshire Operation Pudsy, Sussex Operation Blast, Staffordshire Operation Thor, Gwent Operation Flight, Avon & Somerset Operation React, South Wales Operation Goldfinch, Suffolk, Devon & Cornwall Operation Lentisk, Hampshire Dorset, Kent, Royal Ulster Constabulary, Strathclyde, Essex, Grampian, Dunfries & Galloway, Metropolitan West Midlands, Hertfordshire, Northumbria, Avon & Somerset, Thames Valley, West Mercia, Fife, West Yorkshire, Bedfordshire, Cheshire, Leicester Humberside, South Wales, Lothian & Borders, Greater Manchester Operation Goldfinch, Wiltshire, Norfolk Gloucester, Mercyside Operation Care, North Wales, Derbyshire, Lancashire Operation Nevada, Nottinghamshire."
    • Connections
      Features Fawlty Towers (1975)
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      Written by Cerys Matthews and Mark Roberts

      Performed by Catatonia

    User reviews10

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    10/10
    Unbearably sad with a harrowing performance by Steven Mackintosh
    I am not sure what the previous reviewer meant by saying that something in this film was amusing. Amusing it is not. But it grabs you and pulls you in and you can't stop watching. Steven Mackintosh is superb and his last scene was so sad. The loyal strength of his girlfriend is also immensely touching.

    Quite a number of important points are made about problems like child abuse. The most important is the way lawyers and insurance companies can push an organisation into a cover-up. Another is that, hard as this might be to accept, Davey and the others would have been better off if the case had never been investigated. It is giving evidence and not being believed which pushes him to the edge, not the original abuse. A terrible dilemma.
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    • maggie-9
    • Aug 1, 2001

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    • Release date
      • October 8, 2000 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Skrb
    • Filming locations
      • Central Library, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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