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Based on the real life story of Kevin Lewis, the film follows his childhood of abuse, his descent into a life of crime and the way he put his life together again afterwards.
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Rupert Friend Natascha McElhone Con O'Neill Ioan Gruffudd Jodie Whittaker Bernard Hill Tom Burke Ralph Brown James Fox Shirley Anne Field David O'Hara Kate Ashfield William Miller Augustus Prew Alfie Allen Sid Mitchell Alison Carroll Niamh Cusack Oliver Milburn Geoffrey Beevers Ben Hawkey Helen Lederer Johnny Palmiero Denise Gough Marc Zammit Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar Sarah Barrand Steve Collins
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