White Girl (2008)
Debbie, a working class single mother from Leeds, moves her family to Bradford, where they find themselves in an ethnic minority. Daughter Leah must adapt to being the only white girl at school.
- Date of release
- 2008-03-10
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- Hettie Macdonald
Casting
- Anna Maxwell Martin — Debbie
- Daniel Mays — Stevie
- Melanie Hill — Sonya
- Holly Kenny — Leah
- Molly Howe — Leah Double (uncredited)
- Paul Oldham — Chip Shop Man
- Hasan Mahmood — Tariq
- Jumaid Khan — Malik
- Mohammad Rafique — Mr. Iqhal
- Shaida Chaudhury — Miss Shakina
- Joanna Swain — Headmistress
- Balvinder Sopal — Fatima
Interesting facts
White Girl is a 2008 BBC film directed by Hettie MacDonald and starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Holly Kenny, Daniel Mays, Melanie Hill, Jay Simpson, and Jade Islam. Written by Abi Morgan, it was made as part of the BBC's White Season. It portrays a white family who move from an area of Leeds that has predominantly White British inhabitants to an area of Bradford composed of inhabitants of South Asian heritage.
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