The Unloved
| The Unloved | |
|---|---|
DVD cover | |
| Written by | Samantha Morton Tony Grisoni |
| Directed by | Samantha Morton |
| Starring | Molly Windsor Susan Lynch Robert Carlyle Lauren Socha Michael Socha Craig Parkinson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Budget | £1.5 million |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 17 May 2009 |
The Unloved is a British television film starring Molly Windsor, Robert Carlyle, Susan Lynch and Lauren Socha. It is about an eleven-year-old girl called Lucy (Windsor) growing up in a children's home in the UK's care system, and shown through her perspective. It is the directorial debut of Golden Globe Award-winning and two-time Academy Award-nominated actress Samantha Morton. The story is semi-autobiographical, Morton wrote and produced the film in collaboration with screenwriter Tony Grisoni.
It was produced for Channel 4 and shown as part of its Britain's Forgotten Children series, and was first broadcast on 17 May 2009. The film drew an audience of two million viewers. It had a premiere at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and received a limited release in 2010.