There’s a tender sweetness in this likable, beautifully photographed if sometimes unsubtle and improbable debut feature from British film-maker Charlotte Regan, all about a fragile father-daughter relationship.
A 12-year-old girl called Georgie on an east London estate (played by newcomer Lola Campbell) has been orphaned by the death of her single mum, and is currently living secretly and illegally on her own in their council house. She is getting into fights, making money by nicking bikes and selling them to a local who keeps the spoils in a lockup; all the while she is pretending to her school and social services that an uncle named “Winston Churchill” is there with her. She has a best mate called Ali (Alin Uzun), whose mum has also been hoodwinked by Georgie’s “uncle” pretence.
