My Name Is Leon

Adapted from Kit De Waal’s best-selling debut novel, My Name Is Leon tells the moving story of nine-year-old Leon – a young boy forced to adapt and make sense of life after being thrust into London’s foster care system in the early eighties.


Director Lynette Linton
Cast Malachi Kirby, Olivia Williams, Christopher Eccleston, Lenny Henry, Monica Dolan
Production Company Tiger Aspect / Douglas Road Productions
Year 2022
Filming location(s) Birmingham

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