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  • Dustbin Baby (2008)
  • TV-PG
    TV Movie | 90 min | Drama, Family
Dustbin Baby (2008)
TV-PG
TV Movie | 90 min | Drama, Family

The film follows the story of young teen April whose troubled life began in a dustbin - a new born baby, abandoned and alone, not celebrated, not wanted but discarded and left like so much rubbish in an industrial bin behind a pizza ...See moreThe film follows the story of young teen April whose troubled life began in a dustbin - a new born baby, abandoned and alone, not celebrated, not wanted but discarded and left like so much rubbish in an industrial bin behind a pizza parlour. On the morning of her fourteenth birthday April has a devastating row with her foster mother, Marion and leaves the house determined to find out where she really comes from, who she really is and maybe, just maybe, find her real mother. Telling no-one what she's up to or where she's going, April skips school and begins the search she's dreamed about all her life. It's a blur of social workers, children's homes and special schools as April revisits and recalls the key scenes of her fragmented past. It's a painful journey, sometimes frightening but there's also friendship and love and laughter. And now she's started, there's no going back - April must find her mother. Written by Anonymous See less
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Helen Blakeman (screenplay) | Jacqueline Wilson (novel)
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Dec 21, 2008 (United Kingdom)
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31 cast members
Name Known for
Juliet Stevenson
Marion Bean Marion Bean   See fewer
George Bustin
Baby April Baby April   See fewer
Jenna Boyd
Sandra Sandra   See fewer
David Haig
Elliot Elliot   See fewer
Di Botcher
Pat Williams Pat Williams   See fewer
Lucy Hutchinson
Little April Little April   See fewer
Ian Kelsey
Daniel Johnson Daniel Johnson   See fewer
Carol Starks
Janet Johnson Janet Johnson   See fewer
Jane McDowell
Mrs Stephenson Mrs Stephenson   See fewer
Simon Roberts
Mr Stephenson Mr Stephenson   See fewer
Joanna Dunn
Policewoman Policewoman   See fewer
Alex Hewett
Young April (as Alexandra Hewett) Young April (as Alexandra Hewett)   See fewer
Ben McKay
Stranger Stranger   See fewer
Peter Bramhill
Police Officer Police Officer   See fewer
Chris Ryman
Frankie Frankie   See fewer
Leah Coombes
Hoody Girl Hoody Girl   See fewer
Elijah Baker
Hoody Boy Hoody Boy   See fewer
Tat Whalley
Little Pete Little Pete   See fewer
Leah Harvey
Gina (as Leah Ferguson) Gina (as Leah Ferguson)   See fewer
Louis Payne
Robbie Robbie   See fewer
Chizzy Akudolu
Railway Woman Railway Woman   See fewer
Georgina Minter-Brown
Grammar School Girl (uncredited) Grammar School Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Chloe Page
Young April - Body Double (uncredited) Young April - Body Double (uncredited)   See fewer
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