White Girl (2008 film)

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White Girl
Written by Abi Morgan
Directed by Hettie MacDonald
Starring Anna Maxwell Martin
Holly Kenny
Daniel Mays
Melanie Hill
Jay Simpson
Jade Islam
Music byNina Humpherys
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerGreg Brenman
ProducerAndrew Woodhead
Production company Tiger Aspect Productions
Release
Original network BBC Two
Original release
  • 10 March 2008 (2008-03-10)

White Girl is a 2008 BBC film directed by Hettie MacDonald and starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Holly Kenny, Daniel Mays, Melanie Hill, Jay Simpson, and Jade Islam. Written by Abi Morgan, it was made as part of the BBC's White Season. It portrays a white family who move from an area of Leeds that has predominantly White British inhabitants to an area of Bradford composed of inhabitants of South Asian heritage. [1]

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