Ladybird, Ladybird

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Ladybird, Ladybird
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R,1hr 42min
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1994
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Synopsis: A single mother struggles against the British social service system and her own troubled past in director Ken Loach's brutally realistic drama. Coming from a background of abuse and poverty, the hardened Maggie (Crissy Rock) has already suffered through a series of painful romances when she falls for the caring Jorge (Vladimir Vega), and they begin a loving but turbulent relationship. Their situation takes a turn for the worse when Maggie becomes pregnant, for her troubled past has left her branded ... Full Synopsis
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British realist filmmaker Ken Loach takes a scalpel to the "based on a true story" school of filmmaking with this unrelenting tale of domestic strife and a government that unwittingly perpetrates it. Despite the casting of Crissy Rock, a former stand-up comic with no prior acting credits, Ladybird, Ladybird is almost devoid of the casual humor prominent in many of the director's other snapshots of ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Maggie Conlan
Jorge Arellano
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