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6.5/10   340 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
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User Comments:
Thought provoking more (10 total)

Cast

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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

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Runtime:
99 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:R | France:U | New Zealand:R18 | UK:18
Company:
Compulsive Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
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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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Thought provoking, 7 November 1998
9/10
Author: annA

I live in a collage like set up with 45 others, and was watching this with 4 people in the common room. By the end of the movie though, there was about 20 people in the room in uproar about the film, what it portrays, who was wrong, who was right, drugs, sex - everything! It's just one of those movies that everyone has an opinion on. The movie follows the life of an underage prostitute. There are basically two stories shown at once in the movie - one showing why she is like she is, and one showing what she is trying to do about it. Although there are not really any graffic sex sceens in the movie, it is more what is insinuated that might make it offensive to some. I recommend it to anyone who wants to see the darker side of the streets. The really scary thing about the movie is that the story was apparently inspired after inteviews with some underage prostitutes on the street! 9 out of 10.

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