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Jellyfish
Jellyfish

Jellyfish

Find your voice

Genres

Drama

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In Margate, England, life is not easy for teenager Sarah Taylor, between being bullied at school, being exploited by a dominant boss and having to take care of her depressive mother and her two siblings. But Sarah finds a way to channel her growing despair and fight adversity when her drama teacher gives her a new purpose.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

7.536/10

Release Date

15 February 2019

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Liv Hill

Liv Hill

Sarah Taylor

Sinead Matthews

Sinead Matthews

Karen Taylor

Cyril Nri

Cyril Nri

Adam Hale

Angus Barnett

Angus Barnett

Vince

Tomos Eames

Tomos Eames

Martin

Lauran Taylor-Griffin

Lauran Taylor-Griffin

Nicole

Henry Lile

Henry Lile

Marcus Taylor

Jemima Newman

Jemima Newman

Lucy Taylor

Jay Sajjid

Jay Sajjid

Malik

Connor Mills

Connor Mills

Daryl

Mark Sangster

Mark Sangster

Council Officer

Victoria Alcock

Victoria Alcock

Council Office Manager

Peter Picton

Peter Picton

Clive

Swainley Whipps Eden-Entwistle

Swainley Whipps Eden-Entwistle

Dudley

Ria Zmitrowicz

Ria Zmitrowicz

Booth Girl

Helen Brannigan

Helen Brannigan

Social Worker #1

Jamie Hosegood

Jamie Hosegood

Social Worker #2

Helen Kennedy

Helen Kennedy

Martin's Wife

Meredith Ryder

Meredith Ryder

Martin's Daughter

Nikolas Holttum

Nikolas Holttum

Bartender

Eve Connor

Eve Connor

Council Office Visitor

Richard Ginn

Richard Ginn

Security Guard

Nick Powley

Nick Powley

Bearded Fruit Machine Player

Ben Wilks

Ben Wilks

Daryl's Lad #1

Oliver Barnes-Miller

Oliver Barnes-Miller

Daryl's Lad #2

Clare Kedwell

Clare Kedwell

101 Operator (voice)

Lee David Brown

Lee David Brown

Leroy

Maisie Waller

Maisie Waller

Jane

Issac Andreaou

Issac Andreaou

Dan

Oliver Jones

Oliver Jones

Tommy

Frankie Boyle

Frankie Boyle

Himself (archive footage)

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