Ray & Liz

Directed by Richard Billingham

Produced by BFI, Primitive Film

A bleak, intimate portrait of a dysfunctional working-class family in 1980s Birmingham, told through shocking rituals and dark humor that evokes the trapped experience of childhood neglect.

On the outskirts of Birmingham and the margins of society the Billingham family perform extreme rituals and break social taboos as they muddle through a life decided by factors beyond their control. At times shocking and laced with an unsettling humor, three episodes unfold as a powerful evocation of the experience of growing up in a Black Country council flat.