Synopsis:

In his most powerful film to date Paul Watson tackles the subject of alcoholism. Under the care of the Dickens Ward of North Kent's Medway Hospital, four alcoholics are fighting for their lives. 43 year old Vanda turned to alcohol at the age of 12 to escape her brutal father and now has an ongoing battle with the dark monsters in her head. 29 year old Mark is admitted to hospital on death's door, leaving in his wake a string of failed relationships, a child and a mountain of debt. Nigel has been dry for ten years, but his liver is failing after years of abuse. And 26 year old Toni fell victim to a society that revolves around the pub. As Watson follows their struggles over the course of a year in and out of hospital, a gripping portrait emerges of the epidemic that is weighing down the NHS and UK society. Their stories are both shocking and utterly typical of the many thousands of alcoholics battling an illness, which Watson says we have for too long ignored.