Advanced portfolio - thomas brown

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• Eight is the Story of a young boy whose father was among the crushed at the Hillsborough distaster. The young boy wishes to know more about his father, and fulfils his fathers dreams by watching and playing football, However his mother will not let him play football, as It hurts to much.
• The story also has a small narative, in which their are hints that Terry's dad abuses him, although this is a minor plotline, it obviously has had a strong effect on the character, However, due to the nature of the moment when it is mentioned, it is not neccassarily true, and could be one of the childrens lies.

• the film is a social realist drama, which deals with a very sensitive subject