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Short summary

A man with learning difficulties becomes the target of a teenage gang.
A social worker gives Jim the keys to his new house. Jim unpacks his few belongings and tries to make himself at home. Who is Jim, and why has he been re-housed? Who are the kids that film anti-social behavior on their mobile phones and how will their actions affect Jim? Is Jim simply a lost soul seeking to escape a downward spiral of torment, or will there be a more sinister conclusion to the confrontation that follows when it is Jim who appears in the grainy footage of the mobile phone gang?

Part of this film was actually shot on a mobile phone.

The lead actor plays a character with learning disabilities and also has learning disabilities in real life.

The main character has learning disabilities and he was played by an actor who also has learning disabilities.


Credited cast:
Austin Ross Austin Ross - Skier
Tom Sparkes Tom Sparkes - Gaz
Andrew Stafford Andrew Stafford - Jim
Elaine Young Elaine Young - Social Worker
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