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A teenager living with her working-class family on a council estate in Wolverhampton, England, grows up to become a popular but conflicted music journalist.

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Johanna Morrigan
Cleo ...
Bianca Morrigan
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Karl Boden
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Pat Morrigan
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Krissi Morrigan
Stellan Powell ...
Lupin Morrigan
Freya Perry ...
Morrigan Twin
Harper Perry ...
Morrigan Twin
Violet Amer ...
Morrigan Twin
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Angie Morrigan
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Donna Summer
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Dr. Freud
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Emily Bronte
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Charlotte Bronte
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Karl Marx
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Elizabeth Taylor
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Maria von Trapp
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Cleopatra
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Sylvia Plath
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Jo March
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Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
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Mrs. Belling
Ralph Prosser ...
Lee Veltman
Johnny Mindlin ...
Sound Man
Samantha Morrish ...
Female TV Runner
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Smart DSS Woman
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Kenny
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Derby
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Andy Rock (as Tadgh Murphy)
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Pricey
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Snow Pixie
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Tony Rich
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Mr. Sanghera
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Strange Cages Manager
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Ed Edwards
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John Kite
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Gig Doorman
Oliver Barrs ...
Hallows Drummer
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Press Officer
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Awards Host
Ciara May Willson ...
Goth School Girl
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Cab Driver
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Amanda Watson
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Foot Fetish Guy
Usmaan Ahmed ...
School Student (uncredited)
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Plane Passenger (uncredited)
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Dream Jock (uncredited)
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Dublin Barman (uncredited)
Michelle Benge ...
Librarian (uncredited)
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Bailiff (uncredited)
Paul Blackwell ...
Police (uncredited)
Freddie Browne ...
Office Intern (uncredited)
Ruth Clarson ...
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
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School Kid (uncredited)
Viktorija Faith ...
Singer (uncredited)
Laura Ferries ...
Emilia (uncredited)
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Paediatrician Alex Slade (uncredited)
Evan Kenneth Jones ...
Charlie (uncredited)
Marta Konik ...
Award-Winning Musician (uncredited)
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Girl with Broken Nose (uncredited)
Scott Mason-Cherry ...
Andy Bibby (uncredited)
John McHale ...
Train Commuter (uncredited)
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Woman at Face Office (uncredited)
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Damon Yardley (uncredited)
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Grand Parent (uncredited)
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Audience member (uncredited)
Jason Shillingford ...
Bailiff Boss (uncredited)
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Fainting Boy (uncredited)

Directed by

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Coky Giedroyc

Written by

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Caitlin Moran ... (based on the novel by)
 
Caitlin Moran ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Daniel Battsek ... executive producer
Emma Berkofsky ... executive producer
Sue Bruce-Smith ... executive producer
Lia Buman ... executive producer
Michael S. Constable ... line producer (as Michael Constable)
Peter Hampden ... executive producer
Debra Hayward ... producer
Tim Headington ... executive producer
Zygi Kamasa ... executive producer
Ollie Madden ... executive producer
Norman Merry ... executive producer
Caitlin Moran ... executive producer
Alison Owen ... producer
Bonnie-Chance Roberts ... co-producer

Music by

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Oli Julian

Cinematography by

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Hubert Taczanowski

Editing by

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Gary Dollner
Gareth C. Scales

Editorial Department

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Amy Besate ... digital intermediate assistant
Brianna Cook ... first assistant editor
Alexander Crone ... senior technical operator
Celine Davies ... digital intermediate assistant
Paul Dray ... senior post producer
Clarissa Jean-Jacques ... technical operator
Mark Keady ... additional assistant editor
Lizzie Newsham ... digital intermediate coordinator
Ben North ... online editor
Luke Ross ... digital intermediate assistant
Alice Sainsbury ... post-production coordinator
Jamie Welsh ... colorist

Casting By

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Shaheen Baig

Production Design by

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Amanda McArthur

Art Direction by

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John Reid

Set Decoration by

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Celia De La Hey

Costume Design by

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Stephanie Collie

Makeup Department

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Siobhán McGrath ... makeup artist
Bea Millas ... hair and make up supervisor (as Beatriz Millas) / hair supervisor
Maireade Murphy ... hair and make up trainee: skillset
Annie Russell ... makeup artist
Branka Vorkapic ... crowd hair and makeup
Sue Wyburgh ... makeup and hair designer
Kamanza Amihyia ... crowd hair and makeup (uncredited)
Angie White ... crowd makeup trainee daily (uncredited) / make-up trainee: crowd daily (uncredited)

Production Management

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Mark Clementson ... unit manager
Filiz-Theres Erel ... production manager
Sacha Guttenstein ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Sven Arnstein ... second unit director
Robyn Henderson ... first assistant director
Andrew Mackie ... second assistant director
Lizzy Mansfield ... third assistant director
Josh Northover ... crowd third assistant director
Kate Powis-Roberts ... crowd 2nd assistant director (as Kate Powis)
Illias Thoms ... crowd third assistant director: dailies
Jack Wren ... third assistant director

Art Department

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Matt Bailey ... standby carpenter
Matthew Bailey ... standby carpenter
Amelia Bennett ... standby props
Millie Bennett ... standby props
Sam Boddington ... art department assistant
Lucy Bullen ... graphic designer
Nathan Cook ... head painter
Amy Diamond ... assistant buyer
Alfie Fielding ... dressing props
Rosie Haliwell ... storeman
Robert Haynes ... standby art director
Beth Hedges ... stand by props assistant
India Jaques ... standby props assistant
Gail Pearce ... graphics assistant: art department assistant
Dave Reed ... construction manager
Alexandra Slade ... production buyer
Alfie Sowden ... dressing props
Chris Ulusele ... property master

Sound Department

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Rob Entwistle ... production sound mixer
Taz Fairbanks ... second assistant sound
Peter Gates ... supervising dialogue editor
Brian Gilligan ... sound designer & re-recording mixer
Paul Hanks ... foley artist
Rob Hughes ... re-recording mixer
Laura MacGregor ... dialogue editor
Eleanor K. Russell ... sound trainee: skillset
Kallis Shamaris ... adr editor
Adrienne Taylor ... boom operator
Simon Trundle ... foley mixer
Nick Baldock ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Stevie Haywood ... sound mixer: additional photography (uncredited)
Michael Kneafsey ... dailies (uncredited)
George McMillan ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Keith Tunney ... playback technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Jordan Washington ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Naomi Butler ... compositor: LipSync Post
Nadia Danova ... visual effects producer
Wayde Duncan-Smith ... fx artist: Lipsync Post
Sascha Fromeyer ... visual effects supervisor: LenscareFX
Rory Heffernan ... visual effects coordinator
Albena Ivanova ... digital compositor
Nikolay Kolev ... senior compositor
Jacqui Marchant-Adams ... visual effects coordinator
Manuel Mendes ... visual effect editor: lipsync post
George Petkov ... digital compositor
Andy Quinn ... visual effects supervisor
Garth Reilly ... digital compositor
Carrie Rishel ... visual effects producer
Valeria Rufa ... digital compositor
Robert Treen ... digital compositor

Stunts

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Marvin Campbell ... stunt performer (as Marvin Stewart Campbell)
Elaine Ford ... stunt coordinator
Josie Forman ... stunt performer
Russell MacLeod ... stunt performer
Peter Pedrero ... stunt performer
Neil Stoddart ... stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Will Anderson ... grip trainee daily
Sven Arnstein ... still photographer
Neil Blakesley ... grip: b camera
Henry Bridges ... drone pilot
Josh Brooks ... b camera operator/steadicam: dailies
Lucas Campain ... second assistant camera: dailies
Kristin Davis ... digital imaging technician
Charlie Doe ... electrician
Loren Filis ... second assistant camera
Kevin Foy ... key grip
James Harrison ... first assistant camera
Benjamin Hodder ... camera trainee / second assistant camera: dailies
Stuart King ... gaffer
Mihalis Margaritis ... steadicam operator/b camera dailies
Carl McGillivray ... generator operator
Toby McKay ... second assistant camera: b camera
Felix Pickles ... first assistant camera: b camera
Vlassis Skoulis ... c camera focus puller: dailies
Damian Smyth ... electrician
Richard Swingle ... b camera operator
Adrian Sworn ... electrician
Russell Tann ... best boy
Sylvester Weekes ... video playback
Joanne Williamson ... video playback trainee
Adam Zimmerman ... grip trainee

Casting Department

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Demitra Coulson ... extras casting
Jo Farrugia ... Additional Casting by
Michelle Giovanni ... casting associate
Gabby King ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Madeleine Edis ... costume trainee
Johanna Elf ... assistant costume designer
Rebecca Jempson ... costume standby
Beth Lewis ... costume supervisor
Hayley Clair Stewart ... costume standby
Ailsa Windsor ... assistant costume designer
Mia Gray ... costume standby (uncredited)

Location Management

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Akshay Desai ... location scout
Ziggy Gray ... location trainee: skillset
Celia Linnett ... location assistant
Ashton Radcliffe ... location scout
Paul Tomlinson ... location manager
Jess Waluga ... assistant location manager
Adriene Whitwell ... location scout

Music Department

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Nick Angel ... music supervisor
Christoph Bauschinger ... music editor
Casimir Bowyer ... additional music
Fiona Cruickshank ... score mixer
Paddy Fletcher ... Score Assistant
Julian Guidetti ... Guitar / string arrangements
Vitek Kral ... music recording engineer
Toby Pitman ... guitar
Sam Thompson ... orchestrator
Ruby Wasmuth ... score coordinator
Vicki Williams ... music consultant

Script and Continuity Department

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Non Eleri Hughes ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Alex Conway ... unit driver
Walt Edson ... Facilities hod
Conor Joseph Fitzpatrick ... Facilities 2nd hod
Ted Leaning ... mini bus driver
Andrew McPherson ... unit driver
Lee Righelato ... unit driver
Alan Tribe ... unit driver

Additional Crew

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Georgia Adams ... production trainee: skillset
Sven Arnstein ... epk
Louise Bradley ... senior legal and business affairs executive: Film4 (as Louise Long)
Tom Burke ... Designer: LipSync Design
Jose Calvo ... post production accountant
Cecily Colahan ... assistant production coordinator
Sara Curran ... production lawyer
Johan Ewing ... legal counsel
Sonja Field ... dialect coach: Beanie Feldstein
Zoe Flower ... unit publicist
Julia Hall ... senior designer: LipSync Design
Isabella Henry ... floor runner trainee
Katie Hodgson ... base runner
Kirsten Hogg ... epk assistant
Mick Hurrell ... health & safety advisor
Emily Johnson ... assistant director trainee: skillset
Emily Louise Johnson ... assistant director trainee: Skillset (as Emily Johnson)
Alison Jones ... Assistant Accountant / first assistant accountant
Megan Klejn ... runner/stand in
Joachim Losey ... key floor runner
JJ McAllister ... crowd production assistant: dailies
Rachel McLean ... unit medic
Anil Mehra ... runner
Maja Osterman ... production lawyer
Max Park ... development editor: Film4
Emily Perry ... director's assistant / production secretary
Rachel Beaconsfield Press ... production coordinator
Bonnie-Chance Roberts ... head of film
Jamie Robinson ... low loader technician
Louisa Shanks ... production secretary
Sudie Smyth ... completion guarantor
Isabelle Stewart ... Head of Acquisitions: Protagonist Pictures
Victoria Stone ... immigration consultant
Trudie Stottor ... chaperone
Chloe Tetu ... Design Coordinator: LipSync Design
Naomi Joy Todd ... dialect coach
Philippa Tsang ... Development Executive: Film4
Nicola Van Barthold ... chaperone
Howard Watkins ... Head of Design: LipSync Design
Jonathan Wayre ... television studio equipment supplied by
Susie Welstead ... production accountant
Oliver Williams ... key floor runner

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

The novel charts the journey of teenager Johanna Morrigan (Beanie Feldstein), who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: fast-talking, lady sex-adventurer, moves to London, and gets a job as music critic in the hope of saving her poverty stricken family in Wolverhampton. Written by variety

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Also Known As
  • Comment je suis devenue une jeune femme influente (France)
  • Johanna - Eine (un)typische Heldin (Germany)
  • Cómo se hace una chica (Spain)
  • Como Se Tornar Influente (Brazil)
  • La leggendaria Dolly Wilde (Italy)
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Runtime
  • 102 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The Morrigan was the Irish goddess of war. She was the main opponent of Cuchulainn and often connected with crows. The novel is semi-autobiographical and this is both a nod to Caitlin Moran's Irish ancestry and a pun on her name. See more »
Goofs Johanna's first gig is reviewing Manic Street Preachers at "Edwards No.8" in Digbeth, Birmingham. Edwards No.8 did exist and was a music venue, but was located in Ladywood, not Digbeth. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in 'Faster than your First Time' Reviews (Joker, Jojo Rabbit, Lucy in the Sky and everything else) (2019). See more »
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Quotes [last lines]
Johanna Morrigan: So, what do you do when you've built yourself, only to realize you've built yourself with the wrong things? You rip it up and start again. Build it up and tear it down. Endlessly, repetitively, unceasingly. Invent, invent, invent. What will eventually be you? One day, you'll marvel over what you did. Marvel over how you tried to keep the loud, drunken, laughing, cutting, panicking, unbearably present secret of yourself - when really you were just about as secret as the moon. And as luminous under all those clothes. And how, like all the best quests, you did it all for a girl. You.
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