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God Help the Girl

God Help the Girl

20146.51h 51m

Overview

Eve is a catastrophe—low on self-esteem but high on fantasy, especially when it comes to music. Over the course of one Glasgow summer, she meets two similarly rootless souls: posh Cass and fastidious James, and together they form a band.

Directed by Stuart Murdoch
Written by Stuart Murdoch
Produced by Barry Mendel
Box Office0Revenue: $103K

Top Cast

Emily Browning

Emily Browning

Eve

Olly Alexander

Olly Alexander

James

Hannah Murray

Hannah Murray

Cass

Pierre Boulanger

Pierre Boulanger

Anton

C

Cora Bissett

Miss Browning

Sarah Swire

Sarah Swire

Ballerina

Mark Radcliffe

Mark Radcliffe

Findlay

Stuart Maconie

Stuart Maconie

Donovan

A

Ann Scott-Jones

Hairdresser

Josie Long

Josie Long

Maxine

Themes & Keywords

musicalanorexiapsychiatric hospitalpop musiclifeguardbandglasgow

About God Help the Girl

God Help the Girl is a comedy, drama, music film released in 2014 exploring themes of musical, anorexia, psychiatric hospital, pop music, lifeguard, band. Directed by Stuart Murdoch, it stars Emily Browning, Olly Alexander, Hannah Murray. Eve is a catastrophe—low on self-esteem but high on fantasy, especially when it comes to music. Over the course of one Glasgow summer, she meets two similarly rootless souls: posh Cass and fastidious James, and together they form a band.

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