Nola and the Clones

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Nola and the Clones
NOLA AND THE CLONES official poster.jpg
Official Poster
Directed by Graham Jones
StarringCaoimhe Cassidy
Joseph Lydon
Release date
  • 7 March 2016 (2016-03-07)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish

Nola and the Clones is a feature film from Irish director Graham Jones about a homeless girl in Dublin who encounters a series of men that appear strikingly similar to each other. [1] [2] [3]

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Reception

Frank Ochieng of The Critical Movie Critics gave it positive review and wrote: "...vastly affecting...thankfully skilled gems such as Nola and the Clones will remind us that not all moving melodramas about rebellious young women on the edge simply belong on the Lifetime Channel." [4]

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References

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  4. Ochieng, Frank (13 March 2016). "Movie Review: Nola and the Clones (2016)". The Critical Movie Critics. Retrieved 6 April 2020.Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg