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Molly's a dreamer and a fighter. All heart, fire and passion. She's made more mistakes than she can count, had her heart broken, and now risks losing the ones she loves. Sometimes she doesn't think she has the strength to be a woman. But she rolls with the punches and keeps getting up off the floor. And what drives her -- always onwards, never looking back -- is to give her two kids, Ava and Leo, a better life than she ever had. And she can't understand why that's not enough: in the face of a social care system that's doing everything to keep her from them. Confused, scared, angry and boxed in by an uncaring bureaucracy, Molly's soon homeless, can't find work and her kids are swallowed into social care. She can't breathe. It's a chance encounter with her old friend Amina, a refugee alone with her child, herself living on the edge, that reignites Molly's fire. "You don't get a book for this. No one tells you what to do. You just try and figure it out." She refuses to be a victim, to have her spirit crushed. Together with Amina, and her own mother Sylvie -- a broken relationship she must first fix -- Molly finds the courage and resolve to keep putting one foot in front of the other, driven by simple, everyday human connection; laughter, joy, tears and the support of the women around her. It hurts more to hold onto the pain. 'Lollipop' is the optimistic nickname Sylvie gave her, all those years ago before her dreams faded. But now Molly has a chance, just a chance, to break that downward spiral: to go on her own heroic journey and give her kids the love and hope no one gave her.

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Anna Smith Time Out It’s so involving that it’d be easy to watch without realising the most unusual thing about it: from officials to shopkeepers, every single adult character is played by a woman. Rated: 4/5 Sep 11, 2024 Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film Although the emotions in this story are raw, Daisy May-Hudson approaches them with sensitivity and a strong respect for people who are trying hard even if they don’t always succeed. Rated: 4/5 Oct 11, 2024 Full Review Carmen Paddock Movies We Texted About Heartbreaking and heartwarming in turn, while never giving into emotional manipulation, Lollipop celebrates women’s resilience, ingenuity, and strength in the face of systemic oppression. Sep 27, 2024 Full Review Ross McIndoe The Skinny Daisy-May Hudson's drama about a single mother trying to regain access to her kids after a spell in prison can feel a little heavy-handed at times, but an excellent lead performance from Posy Sterling pulls it along Rated: 3/5 Sep 2, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Molly's a dreamer and a fighter. All heart, fire and passion. She's made more mistakes than she can count, had her heart broken, and now risks losing the ones she loves. Sometimes she doesn't think she has the strength to be a woman. But she rolls with the punches and keeps getting up off the floor. And what drives her -- always onwards, never looking back -- is to give her two kids, Ava and Leo, a better life than she ever had. And she can't understand why that's not enough: in the face of a social care system that's doing everything to keep her from them. Confused, scared, angry and boxed in by an uncaring bureaucracy, Molly's soon homeless, can't find work and her kids are swallowed into social care. She can't breathe. It's a chance encounter with her old friend Amina, a refugee alone with her child, herself living on the edge, that reignites Molly's fire. "You don't get a book for this. No one tells you what to do. You just try and figure it out." She refuses to be a victim, to have her spirit crushed. Together with Amina, and her own mother Sylvie -- a broken relationship she must first fix -- Molly finds the courage and resolve to keep putting one foot in front of the other, driven by simple, everyday human connection; laughter, joy, tears and the support of the women around her. It hurts more to hold onto the pain. 'Lollipop' is the optimistic nickname Sylvie gave her, all those years ago before her dreams faded. But now Molly has a chance, just a chance, to break that downward spiral: to go on her own heroic journey and give her kids the love and hope no one gave her.
Director
Daisy-May Hudson
Producer
Cecilia Frugiuele, Olivier Kaempfer
Screenwriter
Daisy-May Hudson
Production Co
Parkville Pictures, BBC Film, BFI Film Fund
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 40m