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Stella Does Tricks

Modern British Classics • Drama, UR, 09-Nov-1996

Kelly Macdonald (Trainspotting) stars as a Scottish teenager working as a prostitute in London and her efforts to free herself from the clutches of her oily, paternalistic pimp. She escapes to Glasgow with her friend, a small-time hustler, and tries to deal with her abusive past. When the two return to London, she manages to get her life together, but her friend slips back into his bad ways.

Tags
Sex workers, Pimping, Child abuse, Drug abuse
Cast
Kelly Macdonald Stella McGuire
James Bolam Mr Peters
Hans Matheson Eddie
Ewan Stewart Francis McGuire, Stella's father
Crew
Coky Giedroyc director

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