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God Help The Girl

Synopsis

Set in Glasgow, Scotland, the film is about a girl called Eve who is in the hospital dealing with some emotional problems and starts writing songs as a way of getting better. Songwriting becomes her way forward, leading her to the City where she meets James and Cassie, two musicians each at crossroads of their own. What follows is a story of renaissance over the course of a long, dream-like Summer.
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Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Features
Running time
111 mins
Format
Digital
Director
Stuart Murdoch 1st Feature
Producer
Barry Mendel
Co-Producer
Carole Sheridan
Executive Producer
Chris Curling, Phil Robertson
Editor
David Arthur
Screenwriter
Stuart Murdoch
Director of Photography
Giles Nuttgens
Production Designer
Mark Leese
Composer
Stuart Murdoch
Principal cast
Emily Browning, Hannah Murray, Pierre Boulanger, Olly Alexander

Genre

Music Scottish Drama Dance

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Barry Mendel Productions

11788 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064
USA
Tel: +1 310 943 4473

Sales Company

HanWay Films

24 Hanway St
London W1T 1UH
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7290 0750

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