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Helen (2008)
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?
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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?
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy
In Theaters:8/29/2008
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Runtime:79 minutes
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Cast
Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy
Director
Annie Townsend
Helen
Sandie Malia
Mrs Thompson
Dennis Jobling
Mr Thompson
Sonia Saville
Police Officer Saville
Danny Groenland
Danny
Sheila Hamilton
Personal Advisor
Betty Ashe
Key Worker
Gavin Huscroft
Drama Teacher
Keith Saha
Police Officer
Marti Williams
Detective Williams
Maria Vishnjakova
Hotel Chambermaid
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