Flesh and Blood

2002

Drama

Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 80%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80%
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 176 176

Plot summary

A man who was adopted at birth traces his real parents, and discovers that they have severe learning disabilities and do not know he exists.

Director

Julian Farino Photo
Julian Farino

Top cast

Stephen Graham Photo
Stephen Graham as Eddie
Christopher Eccleston Photo
Christopher Eccleston as Joe Broughton
Steve Evets Photo
Steve Evets as Man at Door
Emma Cunniffe Photo
Emma Cunniffe as Cath Broughton
720p.WEB
718.54 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 18 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by 9 / 10

A great film - finally i've found it...

I've been trying to trace this film for soooo long, ever since seeing it on TV years ago. I was blown away. It was one of those nothing-on-TV-late-at-night-flicking-through-the-channels moments, when i came across this film after a few minutes of it starting. Thinking there was nothing else on, and not holding out much hope of a decent film, i watched it anyway and was hooked. Honestly, what a great film and what a masterful performance by Christopher Ecclestone. The delicate subject matter was dealt with extremely well, stripping away the usual prejudices surrounding mental disability, with a man coming to terms with the reality of his roots and his struggle to overcome his own prejudice. It is extremely well filmed, directed and acted - I would wholly recommend anyone to give this a go.
Reviewed by 9 / 10

emotional movie

A very touching movie about a man finding his mental disabled parents. All elements of the movie fitted together in this really emotional movie. Julian Farino delivered a perfect movie. When 'Joe' gets to know his parents, it has impact on all aspects of his life. It also perfectly shows that mental disabled people can still have a happy and meaningful life!
Reviewed by 10 / 10

Great little drama!

I just love this film. It handles the delicate subject matter mental disability very carefully, but also without pulling any punches or being too politically correct about it. It's raw, tender and very realistic.The parents of the main character Joe (wonderfully played - as always- by Christopher Eccleston) are not played by actors, but by real people with learning disabilities. This was obviously a very daring choice. It could have very easily turned out badly, but in this film it works beautifully. I never got any sense that these two people were being taken advantage off in any way.great and genuine little film, 10 out of 10!
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