The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
17 year-old Lucy who has been painfully isolated from her peers for years, refusing to let anyone near her house in order to hide her family secret – the overwhelming mountain of items filled in every crevice of space in her home. She quietly plans her escape to college while managing her mother Joanna’s hoarding disorder. Outwardly, a highly functioning nurse, Joanna maintains the dysfunction in their home with an obsessive grip but after a tragedy, Lucy must decide if she will hide her mother’s secret, or expose it to the world.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Doris EganWriter
- Nancey SilversWriter
- Linda-Lisa HayterDirector
Cast
- Melissa Joan HartJoanna
- Lizzie BoysLucy
- Meghan GardinerAunt Jean
- Wern LeeJosh
- Pavia SidhuKaylie
- Caitlin StrykerCounselor Miranda
- Edward FoyDrew
- Lily YawsonNurse Nadine
- Samantha HodhodSara
- Hudsynn Grace KennedyYoung Sara
- Blake McIntyreYoung Phil
- Joliana FranciscoYoung Lucy
Stills
Movies like Dirty Little Secret
Themes
compulsive hoarding