Nene

2019, 72 minutes

A young boy's story of his hazardous travels to find his sick father.

Rory wants to see his dad. Rory lives in a residential care home in Thrapston where he's been for a few months as his dad is unwell and unable to care for him full time. Rory appears to be happy, stays with his dad at weekends and knows he will move home when his dad is better. One weekend, his dad does not arrive to pick him up. No one can get hold of him, not even Rory. He is desperate and runs away to search for his lost dad. Knowing his dad lives in Northampton, he decides to follow the River Nene. Along the way he gets in trouble, avoids the police, meets a reclusive stranger and finds something he did not even know he was missing.

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