Lollipop (2024 film)

Lollipop
Lollipop
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Daisy-May Hudson
Written by	Daisy-May Hudson
Produced by	Cecilia Frugiuele; Olivier Kaempfer
Starring	Posy Sterling; Idil Ahmed; TerriAnn Cousins; Tegan-Mia Stanley Rhoads; Luke Howitt; Aliyah Abdi; Johanna Allitt
Cinematography	Jaime Ackroyd
Edited by	Lee Mckarkiel
Music by	James William Blades
Production; companies	Parkville Pictures; BBC Film ; BFI
Distributed by	MetFilm Distribution
Release dates	20 August 2024(Edinburgh International Film Festival); 13 June 2025(United Kingdom);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Last updated June 26, 2025

Lollipop is a 2024 British drama film directed and written by Daisy-May Hudson. The film premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 20 August 2024, and was released in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2025.

Cast

Posy Sterling as Molly Brown
Idil Ahmed as Amina
TerriAnn Cousins as Sylvie
Tegan-Mia Stanley Rhoads as Ava
Luke Howitt as Leo
Aliyah Abdi as Mya
Johanna Allitt as Sheila

Release

Lollipop premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 20 August 2024.^[2] On April 2025, MetFilm Distribution acquired the UK film distribution rights, and released the film in cinemas on 13 June.^[3]

Reception

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film four out of five stars, stating in his review "Lollipop is an impassioned, humane and urgently performed drama, a vivid look at what it's like to be reduced to screaming anguish by the system".^[4]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Ide, Wendy. "'Lollipop': Edinburgh Review". Screen Daily . Retrieved 2025-02-22.
↑ "Clean Break Theatre Co | LOLLIPOP, @daisymay_hudson's debut fiction feature, will premiere in competition at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 20 August... | Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
↑ Tabbara, Mona. "Daisy-May Hudson's 'Lollipop' lands UK-Ireland release (exclusive)". Screen Daily . Retrieved 2025-05-23.
↑ Bradshaw, Peter (2024-08-20). "Lollipop review – impassioned, head-butting indictment of the social-care system". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-02-22.

External links

Lollipop at IMDb

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[sd-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Ide, Wendy. "'Lollipop': Edinburgh Review". Screen Daily . Retrieved 2025-02-22.

[2] "Clean Break Theatre Co | LOLLIPOP, @daisymay_hudson's debut fiction feature, will premiere in competition at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 20 August... | Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-02-22.

[3] Tabbara, Mona. "Daisy-May Hudson's 'Lollipop' lands UK-Ireland release (exclusive)". Screen Daily . Retrieved 2025-05-23.

[4] Bradshaw, Peter (2024-08-20). "Lollipop review – impassioned, head-butting indictment of the social-care system". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-02-22.

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