2018
58 minutes
Documentary, Drama
English
Jerome was on a low paid, zero-hour contract as a motorbike courier, unable to pay two £65 traffic fines, his debts began to escalate until the bailiffs and police became involved. Unable to see a way out of a cycle of debt, he died by suicide. This dramatised account of Jerome’s story was written based on interviews and video footage is a tough but urgent look at the issues around income insecurity, payday loan companies and suicide ideation.
A poignant tale that permits us to connect with the lives of children struggling to survive and to cling onto their dreams of a happy future.
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