Mud Boy

• Opening scene is the back garden of a house.
• There is a trampoline in the garden so you know there are children living there
• You can also hear arguing in the background between two adults so you already think that the house isn't a happy place to be.
• The adults are arguing over there missing child Jamie, there is a little girl in the room, Mina, while her parents are arguing, she doesn't look bothered about it so this is normal for her
• The arguing gets louder and the dad turns on Mina and starts shouting at her for playing a computer game and slams it down on the table
• We learn from this that the dad is a bully as he is shouting at the mum and daughter for no reason
• Mina runs outside, the argument is getting louder and more violent. she knows to escape, the garden is quiet so she can't hear whats going on
• Mina isn't really bothered with all the arguing, she is used to it and has learnt how to deal with it
• Mina starts playing with toys, making the man toy shout at the woman toy and ends up killing her because the woman had threatened to go to the police about his abuse
• Children like to copy what they see their parents doing. This shows what Mina's life is like and what happens at home
• Mina starts digging a hole in the ground and discovers her brothers dead body, she imagines that he is talking to her and that they are having a conversation together.
• Mina uses her imagination to escape the horrible reality she is living 
• Her brother is the only person she can talk to in her family so she pretends he is still alive and can hear him talking
• There is music playing in the background, it is very quiet and sounds sad and soft
• The weather is also dark, dull and grey-reflecting on what is going on in the house
• Mina says to her brother that their mum has been looking for him, she doesn't mention their dad. This shows that the dad doesn't care about him or want want to know where he is
• Mina cleans the dirt off her brother and when he coughs she goes to get him a drink, she cares for her brother and acts like a parent towards him
• When Mina goes back into the house there is a broken glass on the floor, she doesn't take any notice of it, just carries on what she's doing
• She goes to get a toothbrush and is constantly looking over her shoulder to make sure no ones there, she sees a door handle turning and hurries downstairs. She is scared of her dad, even though she is doing nothing wrong,she doesn't want to be caught by him
• Mina says to her brother that Eddie thinks he is rubbish, this tells us the man in the house is actually her step dad, not her dad
• Mina says that Eddie smells of beer all the time which tells us he is an alcoholic
• Mina is more brave than Jamie, he is scared to go in th house because Eddie's there but Mina holds his hand and tells him its alright and they go together
• When Mina goes inside to wash her hands we see Jamie standing over her shoulder, the camera turns to watch Mina washing her hands, when it turns back there is a police officer standing there
• this shows us that Mina is back in the real world and has left her fantasy world because her brother is now gone
• We see Eddie being arrested, Mina and her mum are both watching, they look at each other and smile because they know the abuse has ended
• When Mina and the police officer go into the garden to find Jamie, they both look down at the spot where he is. Mina sees an empty hole in the ground and the police officer sees Jamie's body. Mina believes her brother is still alive