“A drama from the heart of the education crisis”
A single mother fighting for support for her autistic daughter is fined, threatened and pushed to breaking point by an education system that wasn’t built for them.
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Emily Bruni
Mum
Known for
Dirty Angels
Peep Show
Beatrice Flaherty
Thea
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Cathy Tyson
Headteacher
Known for
Criminal Record
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Anna Maxwell Martin
School Secretary
Known for
Good Omens
And Then There Were None
Natalie Lauren
Teacher
Also in
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Mega Twister
Amy Booth-Steel
CAMHS Worker
Known for
Down Cemetery Road
Year of the Rabbit
Nicole Sadie Sawyerr
School SENCO
Also in
Ann Droid
Twenty Twenty Six
Sabil Suleman
Education Welfare Officer
No other roles listed
Georgia Parris Director · Jo Clayton Writer Evelin van Rei Cinematographer
United States release September 30, 2026 · Produced in United Kingdom
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MIMESIC
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United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 30, 2026
Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
October 21, 2026 · Premiere
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