Morphine and Dolly Mixtures(1991)

Morphine and Dolly Mixtures is a 1950s drama following a girl navigating life with her brutal, alcoholic father. Based on Carol-Ann Courtney's autobiographical account, the film unflinchingly examines a child's experience under a domineering, volatile parent. Initially, the girl finds refuge with her maternal grandmother, a rare source of comfort and stability. When her father forbids the grandmother from their home, that lifeline is severed, leaving the child isolated within an increasingly suffocating household. The film is an unrelenting portrait of childhood trauma and emotional survival, capturing the psychological toll of living with addiction and paternal cruelty.