Pin Cushion
2017 · Movie · 82 min · ★ 6.4 · 82% critics
A mother and daughter move to a new town hoping for a fresh start, but both struggle to fit in and find friendship. As school cruelty and adult unkindness close in, their tight bond is tested by loneliness, pressure, and the desire to belong.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2018-07-13
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (50 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a raw, emotionally heavy story about bullying, isolation, and a mother-daughter bond, especially if Real Women Have Curves or Some Freaks connected with you; Not for you if you want something uplifting or fast-paced.
Pros: moving performances; powerful look at bullying; haunting emotional impact | Cons: very bleak tone; slow in places; frustrating choices
Themes
- bullying
- coming of age
- fantasy sequence
- first love
- hunchback
- dream world
- woman director
- mother daughter relationship
- unfit mother
Awards & recognition
- IFFR audience award · 2018 · nominated
Cast & crew
Joanna Scanlan
as Lyn
Lily Newmark
as Iona
John Henshaw
as Percy
Chanel Cresswell
as Belinda
Isy Suttie
as Anne
Bruce Jones
as Stevie Babes
Nadine Coyle
as Air Hostess
Sacha Cordy-Nice
as Keely
Saskia Paige Martin
as Stacie
Bethany Antonia
as Chelsea
Directed by Deborah Haywood