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The Morning Star 2026 Conference
'Where is the justice?'
That's the question posed by MARK GILLIS in his film depicting the harsh realities of working-class life in one of the richest cities in the world. He tells John Green why he's asking it

SET in south-east London, Mark Gillis’s debut feature-length film Sink tells the story of skilled manual worker Micky Mason who, after losing his job, is forced to work zero-hour jobs before being made unemployed again.

 

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