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Hard as Nails

In small-town North Wales, 18-year-old Dewi, armed with fresh nail varnish, arrives at rugby training only to be met with resistance from his team.

Drama 2019 11 mins Not rated

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Overview

In small-town North Wales, 18-year-old Dewi wears nail varnish in solidarity with his little brother, who got bullied in school for wearing it. He arrives at rugby training with a fresh coat of varnish, only to be met with resistance from his team. Dewi is torn between fierce loyalty towards his brother, and the pressure he faces from his teammates, coach and best mate, to take the nail varnish off.

Director

Tomos James

Featuring

Dyfed Cynan , Owain Gunn , Llinos Ann Cleary , Kasey Roberts and Dewi Wykes

Genres

Drama

Certificate

Not rated

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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