Directed by:
Nick HoltCinematography:
Nick CookeComposer:
Adrian JohnstonCast:
Tom Burke, James Tarpey, Stephen Campbell Moore, Michelle Fairley, Owen McDonnell, Debbie Honeywood, Shaun Dingwall, Zita Sattar, Buddy Skelton, Stephen Boxer, Billy Barratt, Tobi BamtefaPlots(1)
Based on a true story, Responsible Child is the story of Ray, a 12-year-old boy on trial for murder. Told in two-time frames, the film follows both the events that led up to the murder and the unfolding drama of the trial. Ray and his 23-year-old brother Nathan are arrested after stabbing their mother's partner. Whatever the circumstances that have led a child to kill, the law is clear: the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales is 10 and, at 12 years old, Ray must stand trial in adult court. Responsible Child takes us inside a young boy's experience of the legal system, asking powerful questions about responsibility and redemption. (Cinemax)
(more)Cast
![Tom Burke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/755/163755605_a0f0d5.jpg)
Tom Burke
UK
Best movies:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
James Tarpey
Best movies:
Hector (2015)
Responsible Child (2019) (TV movie)
Grace (2021) (series)
![Stephen Campbell Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/313/159313852_4163da.jpg)
Stephen Campbell Moore
UK
Best movies:
The Bank Job (2008)
Amazing Grace (2006)
Responsible Child (2019) (TV movie)
![Michelle Fairley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/402/402397_7d836c.jpg)
Michelle Fairley
UK
Best movies:
The Others (2001)
Philomena (2013)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
![Owen McDonnell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/142/164142099_f4ae49.jpg)
Owen McDonnell
Ireland
Best movies:
Responsible Child (2019) (TV movie)
Love & Gelato (2022)
Minutes Past Midnight (2016)
![Debbie Honeywood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/258/164258733_debdc3.jpg)
Debbie Honeywood
Best movies:
Sorry We Missed You (2019)
Responsible Child (2019) (TV movie)
The Old Oak (2023)
![Shaun Dingwall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058926_96a853.jpg)
Shaun Dingwall
UK
Best movies:
The Long Firm (2004) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Tomorrow La Scala! (2002)
Zita Sattar
UK
Best movies:
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Responsible Child (2019) (TV movie)
Vera (2011) (series)
Buddy Skelton
Best movies:
Responsible Child (2019) (TV movie)
My Name Is Lenny (2017)
Hosts (2020)
![Stephen Boxer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/003/165003880_7f8d40.jpg)
Stephen Boxer
UK
Best movies:
King Lear (2014) (theatrical recording)
Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV movie)
Prime Suspect 2 (1992) (TV movie)
Billy Barratt
UK
Best movies:
Responsible Child (2019) (TV movie)
Blinded by the Light (2019)
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Tobi Bamtefa
Best movies:
Responsible Child (2019) (TV movie)
Lost in London (2017)
How to Build a Girl (2019)