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Pavee Lackeen DVD

Ten-year-old Winnie (Winnie Maughan) lives with her mother and siblings in a dilapidated trailer on the side of the road in a desolate industrialised area of contemporary Dublin. Following Winnie through several weeks of her life as she struggles with her identity as a young traveller girl, Pavee Lackeen dispels stereotypes to offer an intimate portrait of a resiliant and spirited youngster and her proud, dignified family struggling day by day against faceless bureaucracy, poverty and prejudice.

Pavee Lackeen presents an unflinching portrait of a marginalised community often living in Third World poverty in a modern, prosperous Ireland. Filmed with a cast of mostly non-professionals, the film uses Travelling people playing characters near to their own, finding the core of the story in their own life experience.

WINNER Satyajit Ray Award, London Film Festival
WINNER Best Film, Galway Film Festival
WINNER Best Film, Irish Film & Television Awards

Official Selection: Toronto International Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival
Critics Week: Venice International Film Festival

"Tender and warm...fresh and credible"
Time Out

" One of the best British debuts since Lynne Ramsay's Ratcatcher"
Hotdog

"Ogden has made a subtly devastating picture, that achieves its own humour, beauty and humanity"
The Observer

Evening Standard

Total Film