As one could no doubt figure out by one's self in these awful times in which we are living with the threat of nuclear war lying in illusion behind our shoulders waiting for some more attention of the media so it can get more popular by the attention it gets, likewise it could be stated that the bullies of us all, as in the poor victim in this marvellous short, will sooner or later all get what is coming for them, and not a single tear shall be shed for them as the world will be too busy with their own 'custard' (nicely used as an original metaphor in this picture)... Great performances, short as they might be.

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It's Not Custard is the darkly comic story of Louise, a teenager suffering unrelenting acne and continual bullying, at home from her cruel older sister Jennifer, and at school from tormentors in and out of class. She wishes to cease their teasing and she is presented with such an opportunity when she awakes to find her acne gone. However, this magical gift has a bizarre consequence...and it's one that favours our hero.

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