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6.5/10   331 votes
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Director:
Coky Giedroyc
Writer:
A.L. Kennedy (writer)
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Release Date:
28 January 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A young Glaswegian prostitute in London tries to start a new life. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Earnest, sincere reality film out of the UK more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Kelly Macdonald ... Stella
James Bolam ... Mr. Peters
Hans Matheson ... Eddie
Ewan Stewart ... McGuire

Andy Serkis ... Fitz
Paul Chahidi ... Chris
Lindsay Henderson ... Young Stella
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lisa Adam ... Young Stella's friend
Dimitri Andreas ... Greek Hotelier
Andrzej Borkowski ... Polish cafe owner
Antoine de Caunes ... Himself (archive footage)
Claire Driver ... Angry Post Office Customer (scenes deleted)
Emma Faulkner ... Belle
Joyce Henderson ... Auntie Aileen
Molly Innes ... Cake shop owner
Suzanne Maddock ... Carol
Nick Stringer ... Edward
Richard Syms ... Donald
Jennifer Todd ... Young Stella's friend
Shaun Williamson ... Mr. Peters' driver
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Additional Details

Runtime:
99 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color

Fun Stuff

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The last line in the film "It's a story, but that's why I'm here to tell you stories, so picture the scene," is sampled as the first line in Wax Taylor's song "Our Dance". more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Earnest, sincere reality film out of the UK, 1 March 2002
6/10
Author: George Parker from Orange County, CA USA

"Stella Does Tricks" tells of a Scottish teen female's struggle to escape a life of prostitution. Sans the glitzy appointments of the usual tinsel town fare and exploitive sex and nudity usually accompanying the subject matter, this austere film focuses on the real problems of the principle; addictiveness of easy money, low self esteem from childhood abuse, etc. With excellent performances all around, especially by Mcdonald (Stella), this film's only flaw is annoying dreamlike flashbacking which is too often ambiguous in an attempt to be poetic. Good stuff for those into sincere, earnest, hardworking reality pix about the socially disenfranchised.

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