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      Stella Does Tricks

      Released Jan 28, 2000 1 hr. 37 min. Drama List
      Reviews 61% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Stella (Kelly Macdonald) is a 15-year-old Scottish runaway working as a prostitute in London. Her pimp, the abusive and manipulative Mr. Peters (James Bolam), controls her life and also runs the local underworld. When one of her friends is beaten by Peters' stooge, Fitz (Andy Serkis), Stella makes an attempt to go straight, with the help of a benevolent drug-addict (Hans Matheson). As she struggles to escape Peters' web, Stella realizes her best course of action is to enact revenge. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Amazing movie - dark, moving, brilliantly acted by Kelly MacDonald. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I expected this to be better. The performances are good, but the screenplay & direction were lacking something. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Teen runaway Stella (Kelly MacDonald) finds camaraderie in London among the stable of hookers run by her sly pimp, Mr. Peters (James Bolam). When one of her friends is abused by a thug, Stella attempts to escape her cruel life and start anew. Good movie on a disturbing subject. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member I actually saw part of this late night on cable. I only gave it 1.5 stars because I never caught the ending. Anyway, no matter how horrible a character Andy Serkis plays, he is totally hot. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member The film's grainy aesthetic and erratic soundtrack gives it a grittiness that helps it hit hard. It further manages this without being graphic in depicting the horrors of Stella's actions. The script does lack direction at times, but in doing so it captures more of a youthful thought process. Kelly Macdonald's performance is the best of the bunch, while the rest are effective but nothing to write home about. The film's ending is a bit of a letdown, and the constant cuts between Stella's life and her dreams can be obstructive at times. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member couldn't get past the ice cream scene at the start Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 1, 2005 Full Review David Noh Film Journal International This film might have actually been rather affecting if only one could understand what the hell the characters were saying. Oct 30, 2001 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Rated: 2/5 Oct 30, 2001 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Stella (Kelly Macdonald) is a 15-year-old Scottish runaway working as a prostitute in London. Her pimp, the abusive and manipulative Mr. Peters (James Bolam), controls her life and also runs the local underworld. When one of her friends is beaten by Peters' stooge, Fitz (Andy Serkis), Stella makes an attempt to go straight, with the help of a benevolent drug-addict (Hans Matheson). As she struggles to escape Peters' web, Stella realizes her best course of action is to enact revenge.
      Director
      Coky Giedroyc
      Executive Producer
      Eddie Dick, Madeleine French, Ben Gibson
      Screenwriter
      A.L. Kennedy
      Distributor
      Strand Releasing
      Production Co
      Compulsive Films, Sidewalk Productions
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 28, 2000, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 13, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $2.4K
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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