Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)

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Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)

Released Aug 27, 2021

1h 22m

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LGBTQ+

Romance

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School captain Ellie (Sophie Hawkshaw) has a serious crush on her classmate Abbie (Zoe Terakes), and is angsting over inviting her to the Year 12 formal. When Ellie accidentally spills the beans to her mum (Marta Dusseldorp) and outs herself in the process, things start to get complicated, and a little bit spooky. Enter her deceased aunt Tara (Julia Billington), a lesbian activist from the '80s who returns from the dead to act as a kind of fairy godmother to Ellie, guiding her through the trials and tribulations of her first love.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Good-hearted, and it's a movie that achieves what it sets out to achieve. Very positive, a bit ramshackle, but that's fine.

Jun 23, 2021

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

A little too well-meaning for its own good, but it would require a heart of anthracite not to wish its protagonist well.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 15, 2021

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Jinghua Qian

Guardian

Ellie & Abbie celebrates queer love - romantic, familial, and intergenerational - in all its distinction. It's nice, it's different, and it's delightful.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 27, 2020

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Cris Kennedy

The Canberra Times (Australia)

I can see what Ellie sees in Abbie. Zoe Terakes has a natural on-screen charm, as viewers who recognise them from their turn in Wentworth will know.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 16, 2022

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Sandie Angulo Chen

Common Sense Media

Ultimately, this is a surprisingly tenderhearted story of coming out, falling in love, and reconciling with the past.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 21, 2021

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

A cute coming-of-age comedy, albeit with a supernatural twist.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 16, 2021

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Audience Member

Obviously A Rally-Cry Film For Those Dealing With Navigating Their Sexuality, Which For All Teenagers Is A Tumultuous Time. The Let Down Here Is The Story Isn't Well Acted, Lots Of Novice Performances Create A Mixed Bag. It's No Aussie Castle, But It's Not A Low-Budget Write-Off Either.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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5 stars for the soundtrack alone!! This one is such a special little film. Clearly a tiny budget but the storytelling and the acting is wonderful. I have a new crush on Zoe Terakes and obsession with Cub Sport.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

Laughed and cried a whole lot. A great Australian queer movie that you can watch with your mum!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

I listened to a review by Mark Kermode who said really nice things about this film - and that's why I went looking for it. I think I'll echo his words when I say "It's a bit ramshackle but it's heart is absolutely in the right place" P.s this was apparently shot in 10 days! 10 Days!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

I absolutely loved this movie so much. I loved the chemistry between Zoe Terakes and Sophie Hawkshaw. I listened to an interview with the director and I know that had almost no money to make this - and still it is so sweet and well written and made my heart so happy. More positive LGBTQIA movies like this please!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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dave d

Well this was a very noble concept interrupted by one of the most ill-conceived ideas in recent film history. A dead gay aunt who can't appear unless her relative admits she's gay. Creepy to the core. And the dead gay ghost of an aunt sees everything! Yikes! She's creeping on her underaged niece and trying to push her to get a girl. While it is satirical at times, the movie takes itself way too seriously. A few spots of humor that land prevents this from being a total disaster, but it ends up like so many other coming of age teen dramas. Final Score: 2.3/10

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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School captain Ellie (Sophie Hawkshaw) has a serious crush on her classmate Abbie (Zoe Terakes), and is angsting over inviting her to the Year 12 formal. When Ellie accidentally spills the beans to her mum (Marta Dusseldorp) and outs herself in the process, things start to get complicated, and a little bit spooky. Enter her deceased aunt Tara (Julia Billington), a lesbian activist from the '80s who returns from the dead to act as a kind of fairy godmother to Ellie, guiding her through the trials and tribulations of her first love.

Director: Monica Zanetti
Producer: Patrick James, Mahveen Shahraki.M
Screenwriter: Monica Zanetti
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Bohemia Media, Head Gear Films, Cobbstar Productions , Metrol Technology
Genre: Comedy, LGBTQ+, Romance
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 27, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 27, 2021
Runtime: 1h 22m

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