| Director | Sarah Gavron |
|---|---|
| Budget | $3.9 million |
| Box office | $598,859 |
Rocks is a teenage girl who lives in London with her younger brother, Emmanuel, and their single mother. She has a tight-knit group of friends. A troublesome new girl, Roché, arrives at Rocks’ school and takes a liking to her, much to the chagrin of Rocks’ friends.
One day, Rocks’ mother leaves, leaving behind only a letter promising that she will return and an envelope containing an insufficient amount of money. Rocks is reluctant to tell anybody about her situation, only notifying her closest friend, Sumaya.
On the way home from school, Rocks notices a social worker outside of her home and asks that Sumaya’s family let her and Emmanuel stay for the night. At Sumaya’s house, Rocks and Sumaya have an argument after Sumaya suggests that Rocks tell an adult about her situation; Rocks expresses her resentment at Sumaya for having a nice house and a big family, and angrily assures Sumaya that she doesn’t need her.
Rocks becomes distant from her friends and begins to spend more time with Roshé. While skipping school with Roshé one day, Rocks learns that Roshé has been making money by committing fraud via recording the credit card information of the clients at her step-mom’s salon. While Roshé is not looking, Rocks steals from her and uses the money to pay for a hotel room for the night, lying to the owner that she is Emmanuel’s mother.
Roshé eventually realizes that Rocks stole her money and makes a post online wherein she dubs Rocks a thief whose mother left her, thus notifying the student body of Rocks’ situation. Rocks and Emmanuel are kicked out by the staff at the hotel after they realize that she is a minor. Having nowhere else to go, Rocks decides to stay the night at her friend Agnes’ house.
The next morning Rocks wakes to find Emmanuel being taken away by social workers; Agnes had told her mother about the situation, and she subsequently notified authorities. Rocks reluctantly agrees to be taken by them, along with Emmanuel.
Rocks is placed in a foster home in London, while Emmanuel is placed in a home in Hastings. Rocks reconciles with her friends, who all come up with the money needed to take a train ride to Hastings so that Rocks can see Emmanuel for his birthday. However, once there, Rocks sees how happy Emmanuel is, and doesn’t have the heart to call out to him. The film ends with the girls playing on the beach.