in 2001 and dr. richard estes and dr. neil alan weiner estimate that there be one million child prostitute in the world and the average age of entry into prostitution be between 11 and 13. this disturbing subject have be largely ignore by the movie and with the exception of lilya 4 ever and paul williams london to brighton . contain stellar performance by lorraine stanley a kelly and a street smart prostitute and and georgia groome a joanne and an 11 year old runaway and london to brighton be a low budget but gritty and uncompromising thriller that dramatize the life of two young prostitute and the predator who prey on them and and the criminal underworld of british society . though it be sometimes hard to watch because of the graphic violence and the film convey a sense of humanity that shin through the despair . a london to brighton begin and two hysterical young girl hide in a public toilet in london victoria station in the middle of the night the young girl and possibly only 11 or 12 and her face smear with lipstick and bruise and cry copious tear while the old and chubby girl try to comfort her though her own face be a mass of welt and black and blue mark . both girl be hide from their pimp derek ( johnny harris ) and his client stuart allen ( sam spruell ) after a botched job in which the client father and duncan allen ( alexander morton ) die in the client apartment . it begin when kelly and on order from derek and go scout for an underage girl to match the need of his wealthy client . now on the run and kelly leave joanne in the rest room while she do some work to obtain money to visit a safe house in brighton . the film unfolds in a non linear fashion and we gradually learn the sordid detail in flashback . a the girl head to brighton to take cover and derek and his cohort chum ( nathan constance ) and force to take action against the girl before they have to pay the price themselves and be determine to track them down . recently release on a subtitled dvd that include a commentary by the director and others and an alternate end and and eight delete scene and london to brighton pack a wallop . energy and tension adorn the film from start to finish and a span of only 85 minute . though some of the scene indicate a sense of lose hope and in the courage and love protectiveness of kelly and the childlike innocence of joanne and there be also a sense of possibility . winner of the best new director award at the edinburgh film festival with a style reminiscent of the raw immediacy of shane meadow and the social awareness of ken loach and paul williams in london to brighton have deliver an outstanding first feature .