Dustbin Baby
2008 | 88m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Juliet May |
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| Writer: | Helen Blakeman, Jacqueline Wilson |
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| 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 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 21, 2008 |
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| Director: | Juliet May |
| Writer: | Helen Blakeman, Jacqueline Wilson |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | woman director |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 07, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dakota Blue Richards | April |
| Juliet Stevenson | Marion |
| Saffron Coomber | Cathy |
| Poppy Lee Friar | Hannah |
| David Haig | Elliot |
| Di Botcher | Pat Williams |
| Lucy Hutchinson | Little April |
| Jenna Boyd | Sandra |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Juliet May | Director |
| James Price | Art Direction |
| Adrian Johnston | Original Music Composer |
| Helen Blakeman | Writer |
| Jacqueline Wilson | Novel |
| Chris Goodger | Director of Photography |
| Jake Bernard | Editor |
| Amanda Tabak | Casting |
| Melanie Allen | Production Design |
| Julie Signy | Set Decoration |
| Yves Barre | Costume Design |
| Nana Fischer | Makeup Artist |
| Sandra O'Brien | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Anne Brogan | Executive Producer |
| Julia Ouston | Producer |
| Melanie Stokes | Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2026 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
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