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2008

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Helen is a teenage girl who, when asked by the police to play the stand-in for a reconstruction, realizes it gives her a chance to confront her own troubled past. Read more

Starring	Annie Townsend, Sandie Malia, Dennis Jobling, Sonia Saville
Director	Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy
Genres	Drama

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Helen

Helen is a teenage girl who, when asked by the police to play the stand-in for a reconstruction, realizes it gives her a chance to confront her own troubled past.

Starring	Annie Townsend, Sandie Malia, Dennis Jobling, Sonia Saville, Danny Groenland, Sheila Hamilton, Betty Ashe, Gavin Huscroft, Charlene James, Keith Saha, Marti Williams, Maria Vishnjakova, Eddie Hardy, Paul Graham, Middleton Anna
Director	Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy
Studio	DRAKES AVENUE
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 15 mins
Certificate	DVD LOVEFiLM Instant
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Released	Production year: 2008 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 28 Apr 2011 To Rent: DVD: 07 Sep 2009
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- You couldnât call this audacious British debut a success; itâs too arch, awkward and over-extended for that. But,... read more on Time Out
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- - Dave Calhoun
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  - 30 Apr 2009 at 03:53
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  ONE OF THE WORST FILMS I HAVE SEEN FOR YEARS, A SCHOOL PLAY GONE WRONG,PAINFULLY SLOW,PATHETIC ACTING,
  
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  ...unwatchable. If I could give it zero stars, I would. Sorry, but this seems to be some kind of academic exercise, not in any sense an attempt to create a film... read more »
  
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  Helen, you can't act love.
  
  No offence, Annie - but you can't act.
  
  I seriously thought I was going to commit suicide if she said 'thangk-you' one more time, and yes ... read more »
  
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  I liked it. It gave an alternative view of what was, probably, murder. I loved the point of view from the girl doing the reconstruction and the reflection that ... read more »
  
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