Lucky

Set in Liverpool in the early 70s the film tells the story of Samuel lucky Ubooto a half African half Irish man in his 20s whose decidedly unlucky career as a criminal has resulted in a series of stretches in prison for theft The story follows Lucky on the day of his release from his latest sentence As he wanders around Liverpool not really belonging anywhere it becomes clear that he is still waiting for his father a man who has long since abandoned Lucky and his family to return and take him back home to Africa Richard Parkin