Rebecca Johnson : 2014
Set in London, the story of a teenage girl whose desperate need for acceptance leads her to take part in a tragic act of violence. Layla is fifteen and has been living in Trinidad. Returned to her estranged mother in Brixton, she is faced with settling into a new home and a new city with a fresh set of rules and codes. Unsupported by her mother and spitefully rejected by her female peers, she is drawn to the brooding Troy, who marks her as his 'Trini princess'. When that fails, she takes solace in the friendship of Shaun, another admirer, but her desperate need for acceptance leads to a tragic betrayal of his kindness. Inspired by real life cases, the film explores gang culture from a girl's perspective in a hyper-masculine world. A world where obsession and jealousies loom larger than life and where status is survival itself. Rebecca Johnson's feature debut premiered at London Film Festival 2014.
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