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When Sarah starts a job in a nursing home, to her surprise she is really good at it. She's a natural with the residents, and begins to form a special bond with Tony, a younger resident who has early onset dementia. The home is chronically underfunded and when the COVID pandemic hits, it suffers from understaffing, sickness and heartbreaking losses Seemingly forgotten by the system built to protect it, a feeling of helplessness engulfs Sarah as one by one the residents fall fatally ill. Her fears turn to Tony Unable to bear the thought of losing him too, she sneaks him out of the building if she can hide him for long enough and prove he isn't sick, he might stand a chance of being moved out. Whatever happens, the home is no longer safe, he cannot go back there.

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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Res.
C9008792407 DVD HEL
DVD   Gordonvale Branch . . Available .  
C9008792415 DVD HEL
DVD   Stratford Branch . . Available .  
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Title Help.
Published Australia : Distributed by Acorn Media, ©2021.
Physical description 1 DVD-video (98 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
General note Catalogued from container.
Acorn Media : AMA10516.
Originally premiered on Channel 4 on 16 September 2021.
Special features: Behind-the-scenes ; Picture gallery.
Credits note Directed by Marc Munden ; written by Jack Thorne.
Performer note Jodie Comer, Stephen Graham.
Summary When Sarah starts a job in a nursing home, to her surprise she is really good at it. She's a natural with the residents, and begins to form a special bond with Tony, a younger resident who has early onset dementia. The home is chronically underfunded and when the COVID pandemic hits, it suffers from understaffing, sickness and heartbreaking losses Seemingly forgotten by the system built to protect it, a feeling of helplessness engulfs Sarah as one by one the residents fall fatally ill. Her fears turn to Tony Unable to bear the thought of losing him too, she sneaks him out of the building if she can hide him for long enough and prove he isn't sick, he might stand a chance of being moved out. Whatever happens, the home is no longer safe, he cannot go back there.
Subject Dementia -- Patients -- Drama
Nursing homes -- Drama
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Drama
Friendship -- Drama
Women caregivers -- Drama
Made-for-TV movies -- Great Britain
Motion pictures, British
Social problem films
Made-for-TV movies
Feature films
Fiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Additional author Munden, Marc director.
Thorne, Jack screenwriter.
Comer, Jodie, 1993- actor.
Graham, Stephen, 1973- actor.
Added title Help (Made-for-TV movie : 2021)
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