Irina is a single mother from Bulgaria living in an apartment she has purchased on a council estate in London. Trained as an architect yet working in a bar, she refuses to live on benefits like several of her neighbours. Following a dispute over the ownership of a cat, Irina witnesses a side to British society that was previously not apparent to her. The first dramatic feature from documentarians Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova, Cat in the Wall is an unnerving window into a Britain fuelled by mistrust, misinformation and Brexit propaganda. SE

Second Chance: Tue, 12th Nov 2019