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Ladybird Ladybird

  • 1994
  • R
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
3.7K
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Crissy Rock in Ladybird Ladybird (1994)
Drama

Maggie Conlan is a unmarried mother. She had four children by four different men, that she left because they all beat her. The only night she left her children alone at home, they are hurt b... Read allMaggie Conlan is a unmarried mother. She had four children by four different men, that she left because they all beat her. The only night she left her children alone at home, they are hurt by a fire. So the social services take them away. She unsuccessfully fights to have them ba... Read allMaggie Conlan is a unmarried mother. She had four children by four different men, that she left because they all beat her. The only night she left her children alone at home, they are hurt by a fire. So the social services take them away. She unsuccessfully fights to have them back.

  • Director
    • Ken Loach
  • Writer
    • Rona Munro
  • Stars
    • Crissy Rock
    • Vladimir Vega
    • Sandie Lavelle
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    3.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ken Loach
    • Writer
      • Rona Munro
    • Stars
      • Crissy Rock
      • Vladimir Vega
      • Sandie Lavelle
    • 24User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 4 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Crissy Rock
    Crissy Rock
    • Maggie Conlan
    Vladimir Vega
    • Jorge
    Sandie Lavelle
    • Mairead
    Mauricio Venegas
    • Adrian
    Ray Winstone
    Ray Winstone
    • Simon
    Clare Perkins
    Clare Perkins
    • Jill
    Jason Stracey
    • Sean
    Luke Brown
    • Mickey
    Lily Farrell
    • Serena
    Scottie Moore
    • Maggie's Father
    Linda O'Grady
    • Maggie's Mother
    • (as Linda Ross)
    Kim Hartley
    • Maggie, aged 5
    Jimmy Batten
    • Karaoke's Compere
    Sue Sawyer
    • Foster Mother
    Pamela Hunt
    • Mrs. Higgs
    Alan Gold
    • Neighbour
    James Bannon
    • Fast Food Manager
    Christine Ellerbeck
    • Moira Denning
    • Director
      • Ken Loach
    • Writer
      • Rona Munro
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Roger Ebert stated Crissy Rocks performance as 'Maggie' was the strongest of 1994.
    • Quotes

      Jorge: Sometime I find I don't want to belong to my country, don't want to miss it. I don't want to love it because I have no hope left, but you have to love something, or you are empty.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Cobb/Tom & Viv/Trapped in Paradise/Ladybird, Ladybird/Nostradamus (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Candles
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    User reviews24

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    8/10
    Intense Drama with even more intense acting
    I have seen several Ken Loach films in the past like BREAD AND ROSES and MY NAME IS JOE and I really think that Loach is one of the most talented directors around.His social films are very intense and miles away from your regular Hollywood or Pinewood movie.

    I thought that MY NAME IS JOE was an intense drama(and it is very much so)but LADYBIRD LADYBIRD is the absolute powerhouse of drama and despare.The acting performances of Crissy Rock and Vladimir Vega are so intense that it seems to be really happening.Loach uses a lot of unexperienced actors to play in his films and this time around it's no different.Both Rock and Vega make their cinema debut here.The fact that Loach uses these unfamiliar people enhances the reality of his films.

    The verbal fights between Rock and the social workers are almost unwatchable as are the fights she has with her former boyfriend. The way that Loach uses flashbacks to tell the story is very well done.

    Still there are some points of criticism.I know that the film is based on a true story but some things are not very realistic.For instance why should a political refugee of Paraguay start an affair with a sad and unbalanced woman from Mersy Side.Also the parts with the social workers are slightly overdone,but maybe it's the truth.If it is,then I'm afraid to say that these folks are absolutely cold hearted.

    LADYBIRD LADYBIRD is the most intense film I've ever seen.It's very hard to watch but even harder not to. 9/10
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 13, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ladybird, Ladybird
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Channel Four Films
      • Film Four International
      • Parallax Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $38,976,598 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $152,457
    • Gross worldwide
      • $152,457
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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