Cal

Twenty-year-old Cal returns to Britain from France after learning about his mother’s illness. Upon his arrival in Bristol, he finds the city struggling with severe economic challenges due to the global financial crisis, with increasing poverty, crime, and frequent riots and looting. His return is far from welcoming; his ailing mother remains staunchly homophobic and rejects Cal, who is now openly gay. Meanwhile, his Aunt Jane, living in a dilapidated council house, numbs her stagnant life with welfare-funded alcohol and unsettling attempts to seduce her nephew. As Cal navigates this changed environment, he encounters a young student in need of assistance. This act of kindness inadvertently entangles him with a dangerous drug-dealing pimp, leading to a race against time to reconcile with his mother and leave the city swiftly. This is a gripping story of a family trapped in poverty, filled with anger and confusion, yet still yearning for love, respect, and acceptance.