The read
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Set against the backdrop of the 2011 UK summer riots, Jamie, a young female offender who possesses a remarkable voice, meets a determined social worker who inspires her to use it.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes58%
Metacritic51/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
23 audience votes
Key crew
- Nick MoorcroftWriter
- Michael Caton-JonesDirector
- Tom LindenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Shirley HendersonKate Linton
- Letitia WrightJamie Harrison
- Isabella LaughlandLeanne Dixon
- Ian HartIan Wilson
- Steven MackintoshDavid Linton
- Caroline O'NeillFiona
- Shaun ParkesCharlie
- Matthew SteerMichael
- Jack McMullenDean
- Jamie TaylorPeter
- Athena DroutisAlice
- McKell DavidRyan
Stills
Themes
robberysocial workerdifficult childhoodstreet riotscoming of ageprison sentencedeath of sonsinging in choirjealous friend