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Modern Life Is Rubbish

Modern Life Is Rubbish

20187.11h 45m

Overview

Brought together by their shared love of music, ten years on Liam and Natalie are at breaking point. In their case opposites attract but don't necessarily work long-term. Making the difficult decision to separate, they must split their prized music library. But the soundtrack that defined their relationship keeps pulling them back together.

Directed by Daniel Jerome Gill
Written by Philip Gawthorne
Box Office0Revenue: $4K

Top Cast

Freya Mavor

Freya Mavor

Natalie

Josh Whitehouse

Josh Whitehouse

Liam

Ian Hart

Ian Hart

Tom Riley

Tom Riley

Adrian

Jessie Cave

Jessie Cave

Kerry

Will Merrick

Will Merrick

Olly

Steven Mackintosh

Steven Mackintosh

Lenny

Sorcha Cusack

Sorcha Cusack

Mary

Matt Milne

Matt Milne

Gus

Daisy Bevan

Daisy Bevan

Layla

Themes & Keywords

london, englandrelationship problemsrelationshipbreak-upmusic fanrock bandbritish pubunited kingdomindie rock1990s

About Modern Life Is Rubbish

Modern Life Is Rubbish is a romance, music film released in 2018 exploring themes of london, england, relationship problems, relationship, break-up, music fan, rock band. Directed by Daniel Jerome Gill, it stars Freya Mavor, Josh Whitehouse, Ian Hart. Brought together by their shared love of music, ten years on Liam and Natalie are at breaking point. In their case opposites attract but don't necessarily work long-term. Making the difficult decision to separate, they must split their prized music library. But the soundtrack that defined their relationship keeps pulling them back together.

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