The Responsible Child

This film (drama)Also known asResponsible Child，is aUKProducerwomen sex，At2019Released in year 。The dialogue language isEnglish，Current Douban rating7.0(For reference only)。

Based on true events and divided into two time periods, the story recounts the events leading to a murder and trial. Ray (played by Barrett) and his 23-year-old brother Nathan (played by Tuppence) are arrested after stabbing their mother’s partner. Whatever circumstances led the child to kill, the law is clear: the age of criminal responsibility is 10, and at 12, Ray must stand trial in adult court. Ray moves in with his mother Veronica and his 23-year-old brother Nathan, where he witnesses a fight escalating into a violent axe attack by his mother’s partner Scott against his brother. Although arrested and tried, Scott is acquitted and quickly returns home. Family life begins to deteriorate, Nathan becomes reclusive, neglecting his health and appearance, while Ray increasingly takes on the caregiving role — for Nathan, for their mother, and for Veronica and Scott's young children. One night, upon hearing that Scott threatened to bring out the axe again, the brothers attack him and brutally kill him. After the murder, the brothers are arrested and charged with murder. Nathan and Ray are separated as they enter the justice system and meet with their respective legal teams. Ray’s team, led by defense attorney Kerry Stephens, is responsible for Ray’s placement in foster care (due to his age and "looked after child" status) while waiting to stand trial in adult court with his brother. Kerry and her team prepare Ray's defense — they will argue that Ray lost control the night of the attack and should be convicted of manslaughter rather than murder. As the trial begins, they discover that Nathan's defense team has decided that Nathan should not testify, leaving Ray to stand alone in the witness box to provide evidence for his defense.