When the film begins it starts in a grubby toilet where we see two characters rushing about showing they are very scared of something however the audience doesn't know what. This is quite a sudden beginning to the film and immediately draws the audience in as they want to know what's happening already. We aren't introduced into the characters however we know they are scared and in need for money and one girl has a black eye and split lip and she is trying to protect the younger girl by keeping her in the toilets. The narrative is quite confusing at first however it soon becomes clear that the film has a non linear narrative and there are flashbacks used.
Class is shown in this film by Kelly having to sell herself for money which is bad enough for her however when she has to find a young girl she knows how wrong it is however if she didn't she would get into trouble and would be easier just to do it. When she does find a girl however she becomes close to her and protects her. In the film someone makes a comment of "how do people live like this?" this shows that people of a higher class are looking down on people on the streets trying to earn money.
When the film starts the closeness of Kelly and Joanne is strong and at first i thought they could be sisters however they are just close friends and Kelly does everything she can to protect her from the danger and hurt she is living in. I think that because Kelly has been there she knows what it'll be like for Joanne and she doesn't want that for her even though they haven't known each other long at all. Kelly will be a prostitute to earn money for herself and Joanne even though she doesn't have to she cares. Age is a big part of this film and they keep repeating that Joanne is 12 however she tells different characters in the film she is older but nobody believes her. She is always trying to act older than she is even by smoking at 12 and then telling Derek she's not a virgin. I think this makes the story more shocking to the audience and makes them realise what can happen to young children even at a young age.
Throughout this film violence has been used as a threat and to show that they mean the threat and prove it for example when Derek gets stabbed in the leg. Violence is used again when we find out what happened in the bedroom with Joanne and the man she has to sleep with. We see that she killed him and then thinks Derek will hurt them however the twist is that Derek gets shot along with his friend and the girls go free. Joanne then lives with her nan in the country and she is safe again however that memory will always be there.
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