My Feral Heart

Luke, an independent young man with Down's syndrome stumbles upon a wild and life changing friendship.

Cast

Steven Brandon

as Luke

Shana Swash

as Eve

Will Rastal

as Pete

Pixie Le Knot

as The Girl

Eileen Pollock

as Joan

Suzanna Hamilton

as Margaret

Keith Chanter

as William

Darren Kent

as Sam

Jill Keen

as Yvonne

Kerryann White

as Social Worker

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Steven Brandon is great here as "Luke" a young man with Down's Syndrome who looks after his ailing mother at their home. When she dies, he is deemed incapable of fending for himself and goes to live in a residential care home. Initially unsettled, he starts to bond with one of the staff "Eve" (Shana...

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