FEATURE FILM · 2026

Unauthorised Absence

0.0 TMDB · 0 votes · 15 min

A single mother fighting for support for her autistic daughter is fined, threatened and pushed to breaking point by an education system that wasn’t built for them.

Drama

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The people behind the story

Emily Bruni

Mum

Beatrice Flaherty

Thea

Cathy Tyson

Headteacher

Anna Maxwell Martin

School Secretary

Natalie Lauren

Teacher

Amy Booth-Steel

CAMHS Worker

Nicole Sadie Sawyerr

School SENCO

Sabil Suleman

Education Welfare Officer

Directed by Georgia Parris · Released · 2026-09-30

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