Almost Adult is the story
of two teenage girls who come from different countries and speak
different languages but still become each other's family. A film
about life in the UK for unaccompanied child asylum seekers, using
non-actors from the refugee community, with powerful performances from
the young leads.
Awards:
Victoire Milandu, Best Actress at WienXtra Festival, Austria
Festivals:
Dinard Festival
Britannique, France; London Film Festival; Unheard Voices, London;
African Diaspora Film Festival, New York City; British Film Festival,
Israel; Acmi , Melbourne, Australia; Kristiansand Int'l
Children's Film Festival, Oslo, Norway; Seattle International Film
Festival; Review Film Festival, Warsaw, Poland; Eu South
Africa; Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax, Canada; Eu Jakarta,
Indonesia; Castellinearia International Film Festival, Switzerland;
Sottodiciotto , Turin, Italy; Iranian Fajr Film Festival ; Sprokets
Film Festival for Children, Toronto; Muslim Cinema, Kazan, Russia
Director: Yousaf Ali Kahn
Writer: Rona Munro
Distributor: Bankside Film
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 89 minutes
Country: UK, Germany
Language: English
Rating: PG13