Tony: I've Lost My Family (Young Runaway Documentary) | Real Stories
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Published 2017-10-06
Tony is now eighteen and still very much a boy, but he has had enough with being unemployed, useless, skint, lonely and too ashamed of his life to go and face his mum. Tony: I’ve Lost My Family is a poignant film which follows his journey as he becomes a grown-up, and tries to reconcile with his family.
As he begins to sort his life out, Tony makes some extraordinary discoveries that lead him in an entirely new direction. Maybe the family he has been looking for can be found somewhere else – and maybe there is a different way to go home?
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All Comments (21)
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Whoever dug this up, my Uncle Ste (My dad's brother) thanks you as we lost the DVD years ago. And for all those looking for an update on my brother and I, we are doing fine. I work full time for a solicitors firm based in Leeds City Centre and my brother is living in Leeds with his fiance. Our Nan, Doreen Taylor, sadly passed away earlier this year. The rest of the family are doing great, one of my cousins had two sons since the documentary and her sister married her partner this year. Thank you for your kind comments. I'd forgotten how embarrassingly naive I was back then, not to mention clueless. Still making up stories, still a voracious reader and still watching Hollyoaks. Went to Liverpool earlier this year and I plan on moving there once I have saved up enough. Won't be for a few years yet though.
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21 minutes in and all I see is a sweet young man with a good heart. I would be proud to call him my son. I hope he goes far in life. All the best Tony.
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"Are you smoking CRACK?" Tony: "Nah we're just looking at the clouds" :) Oddly sweet moment.
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“Jon Jon once had a job selling cookies. So he’s quite an expert in the field of work” lol the shadeeeee 😂
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"My names Tony. Everyone calls me Tony." I loved that.
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(15:54) After being turned away from a job-interview: "I don't see what's wrong with jeans. They're nice, they're smart and they're durable. And they don't stain easy either." So endearing. Perfectly sensible and perfectly untouched by the dreary dictates of the workaday world
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I adore this kid. What a bright, imaginative, and beautiful personality. I'm impressed by how much he reads and writes.
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Alternative title: The world according to Jon-Jon
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Jon Jon is the typical 'know it all' kind of guy that actually doesn't know anything at all..
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look at that other boy giving tony advice when he doing nothing himself .
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So, Jon-Jon lives for free and lives off of Tony's check, and he sits there telling Tony the particular foods (he bought with Tony's money) that are his, and that Tony can "help himself" to anything else. WTF?
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Him sitting down having donuts with his family and seeing how happy he was made me SO happy for him.. it's like he became complete. He has gone thru so much. He deserves to have joy in his life :)
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A great kid,no drugs,no gangs,naive,lovely,respectful..I wish he was my son.Happy to know he's been doing good,he deserves all the best.
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Tony has such a childlike imagination. It's very endearing to watch.
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I've been wanting to see the full episode. Thanks for uploading it. I work with Tony and he is in a better place. This was filmed in 2009 so he is now 26 years old.
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Aww “i never had a nan on me phone before” I cried so happy for you Tony
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Was surprised he had an apartment. He would be on the streets in the US.
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probably one of the greatest documentaries i’ve ever seen. tony is such a beautiful person. he’s so strong, and i just pray that he’s doing well now. i related to his story in many ways regarding family life. truly amazing.
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how can you go through so much adversity and still be the intensely, genuinely nice person that Tony is? It really goes to show that you can overcome anything, if you choose to.
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"Jon Jon once had a job selling cookies so he's quite an expert on the world of work." That made me laugh.