The Unloved: An Interview with Samantha Morton
Feb 15, 2010 | No Comments | ByJulia Carruthers
Samantha Morton's directorial debut The Unloved
The directorial debut from Oscar-nominated actress Samantha Morton, The Unloved is a powerful drama about a young girl growing up in a children’s home provides an intimate child’s-eye view of the UK’s care system.
Working with screenwriter Tony Grisoni (Red Riding), Morton has created a script that gives an honest and intimate child’s-eye view of the care system in the UK. Filmed in Morton’s hometown of Nottingham, the two young leads – Molly Windsor and Lauren Socha – were cast through a series of open auditions held across Nottingham schools, drama groups and at The Television Workshop, which Morton herself attended.
