Stay Awake

With a take on what might just be happening around us in Shropshire that we're blissfully unaware of, Stay Awake is a quietly powerful look at the ripple effects on family life of addiction to prescription drugs.

It explores addiction from the lesser-seen viewpoint of the carers - in this case two teenage brothers.

Their mother is loving and well-meaning, but powerless to pull herself out of the destructive cycle of her disease.

The boys must put their dreams on hold as they're constantly discovering their mum passed out, dragging her to the hospital, and encouraging her to go to rehab - with the possibility of relapse always lingering.

Anchored by three superb performances, Stay Awake finds surprising humour and humanity amid the tragedy of parental addiction.