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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Cast
Beanie Feldstein | ... |
Johanna Morrigan
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Cleo | ... |
Bianca Morrigan
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Dónal Finn | ... |
Karl Boden
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Paddy Considine | ... |
Pat Morrigan
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Laurie Kynaston | ... |
Krissi Morrigan
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Stellan Powell | ... |
Lupin Morrigan
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Freya Perry | ... |
Morrigan Twin
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Harper Perry | ... |
Morrigan Twin
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Violet Amer | ... |
Morrigan Twin
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Sarah Solemani | ... |
Angie Morrigan
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Andi Oliver | ... |
Donna Summer
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Michael Sheen | ... |
Dr. Freud
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Sue Perkins | ... |
Emily Bronte
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Mel Giedroyc | ... |
Charlotte Bronte
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Alexei Sayle | ... |
Karl Marx
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Lily Allen | ... |
Elizabeth Taylor
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Gemma Arterton | ... |
Maria von Trapp
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Jameela Jamil | ... |
Cleopatra
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Lucy Punch | ... |
Sylvia Plath
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Sharon Horgan | ... |
Jo March
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Chris O'Dowd | ... |
Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
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Joanna Scanlan | ... |
Mrs. Belling
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Ralph Prosser | ... |
Lee Veltman
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Johnny Mindlin | ... |
Sound Man
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Samantha Morrish | ... |
Female TV Runner
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Vicki Pepperdine | ... |
Smart DSS Woman
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Arinzé Kene | ... |
Kenny
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Ziggy Heath | ... |
Derby
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Tadhg Murphy | ... |
Andy Rock
(as Tadgh Murphy)
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Bobby Schofield | ... |
Pricey
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Patsy Ferran | ... |
Snow Pixie
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Frank Dillane | ... |
Tony Rich
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Asheq Akhtar | ... |
Mr. Sanghera
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Edward Bluemel | ... |
Strange Cages Manager
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Hammed Animashaun | ... |
Ed Edwards
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Alfie Allen | ... |
John Kite
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Tobi Bamtefa | ... |
Gig Doorman
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Oliver Barrs | ... |
Hallows Drummer
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Antony Somers | ... |
Press Officer
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Bob Mortimer | ... |
Awards Host
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Ciara May Willson | ... |
Goth School Girl
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John Peters | ... |
Cab Driver
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Emma Thompson | ... |
Amanda Watson
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Ned Wakeley | ... |
Foot Fetish Guy
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Usmaan Ahmed | ... |
School Student (uncredited)
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Kaine Applegate | ... |
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
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Charles M. Baker | ... |
Dream Jock (uncredited)
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Joseph Begley | ... |
Dublin Barman (uncredited)
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Michelle Benge | ... |
Librarian (uncredited)
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Kishore Bhatt | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Paul Blackwell | ... |
Police (uncredited)
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Freddie Browne | ... |
Office Intern (uncredited)
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Ruth Clarson | ... |
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
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Sean Coleman | ... |
School Kid (uncredited)
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Viktorija Faith | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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Laura Ferries | ... |
Emilia (uncredited)
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Sonia Goswami | ... |
Paediatrician Alex Slade (uncredited)
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Evan Kenneth Jones | ... |
Charlie (uncredited)
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Marta Konik | ... |
Award-Winning Musician (uncredited)
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Maya Larholm | ... |
Girl with Broken Nose (uncredited)
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Scott Mason-Cherry | ... |
Andy Bibby (uncredited)
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John McHale | ... |
Train Commuter (uncredited)
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Caitlin Moran | ... |
Woman at Face Office (uncredited)
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Ryan Nolan | ... |
Damon Yardley (uncredited)
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Jag Patel | ... |
Grand Parent (uncredited)
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Marc Scott | ... |
Audience member (uncredited)
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Jason Shillingford | ... |
Bailiff Boss (uncredited)
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Manveer Sohal | ... |
Fainting Boy (uncredited)
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Directed by
Coky Giedroyc |
Written by
Caitlin Moran | ... | (based on the novel by) |
Caitlin Moran | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
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
Oli Julian |
Cinematography by
Hubert Taczanowski |
Editing by
Gary Dollner | ||
Gareth C. Scales |
Editorial Department
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
Shaheen Baig |
Production Design by
Amanda McArthur |
Art Direction by
John Reid |
Set Decoration by
Celia De La Hey |
Costume Design by
Stephanie Collie |
Makeup Department
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
Mark Clementson | ... | unit manager |
Filiz-Theres Erel | ... | production manager |
Sacha Guttenstein | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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
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
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
Jordan Washington | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
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
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
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
Demitra Coulson | ... | extras casting |
Jo Farrugia | ... | Additional Casting by |
Michelle Giovanni | ... | casting associate |
Gabby King | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
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
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
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
Non Eleri Hughes | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
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
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 |
Production Companies
Distributors
- IFC Films (2020) (United States) (theatrical)
- Lionsgate (2020) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Pony Canyon (2021) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Amazon Prime Video (2020) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD)
- Canal+ Polska (2021) (Poland) (tv)
- Flag (2021) (Japan)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2019) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East, North Africa and Iran)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (Netherlands) (video) (VOD)
- Universal Pictures Nordic (2021) (Sweden)
Special Effects
- LenscareFX (Additional visual effects)
Other Companies
- Audiolink Radio Communications (walkie talkies)
- Casting Collective (extras casting)
- Fatts (post-production script services)
- Film4 (funding)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- HireWorks (avid dx rental)
- Production Copier Company (production equipment and services)
- Sky Media Travel (travel agent)
- We Got POP (production software)
Storyline
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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Did You Know?
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 » |
Soundtracks | Connection See more » |
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. See more » |