You're Ugly Too

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You're Ugly Too
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Directed byMark Noonan
Written byMark Noonan
Produced byConor Barry
John Keville
Starring Aidan Gillen
CinematographyTom Comerford
Edited byColin Campbell
Music by David Geraghty
Production
company
Savage Productions
Release dates
  • 7 February 2015 (2015-02-07)(Berlin)
  • 24 July 2015 (2015-07-24)(Ireland)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish

You're Ugly Too is a 2015 Irish drama film directed and written by Mark Noonan. [1]

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Synopsis

Will receives parole from prison to care for his 11-year-old niece Stacey, who has been orphaned after the death of her widowed mother, Will's sister. As they head towards the Irish midlands and try to be a family, they encounter a series of obstacles. Stacey is rejected at the local school because she suffers from narcolepsy, a condition she has recently developed. Will, who repeatedly disobeys the parole conditions in his disastrous attempts to be a responsible father figure, has to find employment and prove that he can provide a stable environment for Stacey, before it is officially decided whether or not Stacey returns to the foster system and Will to prison to complete his sentence.

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References

  1. Rooney, David (2 October 2015). "'You're Ugly Too': Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2016-04-15.