The Nest (2016)
The Nest is a Cathy Come Home story for Generation Rent; a warning tale of how quickly social harmony can break down when people are pushed out to the sidelines. Janine is a single mother struggling to raise her children at odds with the local community. And her daughter Clemy is an angry teenager trying to assert her growing independence. This tense environment is exacerbated by the fact they are living illegally in a squatted house. After being evicted the family is forced to confront their growing sense of resentment and frustration at the world around them.
Director: Jamie Jones
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Vicky McClure as Janine |
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Pooja Shah as Naeema |
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Barry Ackroyd as Cafe Regular |
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Grace Hogg-Robinson as Mia |
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Amy Bowden as Clemy |
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Poppy Polivnick as Miss |
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Tabatha Polivnick as Jamie |
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Ava Charles as Waitress |
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Hamza Yusef as Naeema's Son |
| Directing | Jamie Jones | Director |
| Camera | Nicolas Booth | Director of Photography |
| Art | Lotty Sanna | Production Design |
| Production | Ella Ackroyd | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Jamie Jones | Writer |
| Sound | Javier Calequi | Music |
| Sound | Andrew Sansom | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Isabel Freeman | Editor |
| Camera | Stephen James Dunn | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Timothy Renouf | Casting Associate |
| Camera | Anthony McHugh | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Elena Vakirtzis | Location Manager |
| Production | Shakyra Dowling | Casting Director |
| Editing | Andrew Cloke | Online Editor |
| Editing | Andrew Cloke | Colorist |