''Chuck Chuck Baby'' is a 2023 British musical romance film, written and directed by Janis Pugh.

Synopsis

Helen works in a chicken factory in present day North Wales, while caring for Gwen, a mother-figure in her life. However, the return of her adolescent crush, Joanne, regains some of the

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she has lost, even though Joanne is battling her own demons. The film contains musical elements.

Cast

Annabel Scholey Annabel Scholey (born 10 January 1984) is an English actress. She played Lauren Drake in the BBC supernatural drama '' Being Human'' (2009) and the leading role of 'Maddie' in the musical feature film '' Walking on Sunshine'' (2014). Scholey ...

as Joanne *

Louise Brealey Louise Brealey (born 27 March 1979), also credited as Loo Brealey, is an English actress, writer and journalist. She played Molly Hooper in '' Sherlock'', Cass in ''Back'', Scottish professor Jude McDermid in ''Clique'', Gillian Chamberlain in ...

as Helen *

Sorcha Cusack Sorcha Cusack (; born 9 April 1949) is an Irish television and stage actress. Her numerous television credits include playing the title role in ''Jane Eyre'' (1973), ''Casualty'' (1994–1997), ''Coronation Street'' (2008) and ''Father Brown'' ...

as Gwen * Celyn Jones as Gary *

Emily Fairn Emily Fairn is an English actress from Liverpool, with appearances on television, stage and film. Career From Liverpool, Fairn graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2020. She had her debut television role as Casey in BBC One ...

as Amy * Edyta Budnik as Katrina

Production

The film is written and directed by Janis Pugh in her feature-length debut. The film has funding from

BBC Film BBC Film (formerly BBC Films) is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It was founded on 18 June 1990, and has produced or co-produced some of the most successful British films of recent years, including ''Truly, Madly, Deeply'', '' Alan Part ...

, as well as the

BFI The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, ...

and Ffilm Cymru Wales, receiving National Lottery funding. It was developed by Ffilm Cymru Wales, the BFI and Artemisia Films. For Artemisia, Anne Beresford and Andrew Gillman are producing the project. Adam Partridge of Delta Pictures and Peggy Cafferty of Play House Studios are also producing. Executive producers include Kimberley Warner for Ffilm Cymru Wales, Lizzie Francke for the BFI, Mary Fisher and Max Fisher for MDF, Kathleen Glynn and Lorcan Kavanagh for Play House Studios and Jim Reeve for Great Point Media. The film features songs from the 1960s and 1970s.

Filming

Filming took place in Wales. Principal photography started in March 2022. Filming locations included the

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and

Mostyn Mostyn is a village and community in Flintshire, Wales, and electoral ward lying on the estuary of the River Dee, located near the town of Holywell. It has a privately owned port that has in the past had a colliery and ironworks and was invol ...

areas.

Release

The film was selected by the

and British Council for the Great8 showcase at the 2023 Cannes Marché. The film had its world premiere at the

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on August 18, 2023. In March 2024, Studio Soho acquired distribution rights to the film for the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Reception

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chuck Chuck Baby 2020s English-language films Films shot in Wales British musical comedy-drama films 2023 LGBT-related films 2023 films British LGBT-related films LGBT-related comedy-drama films 2020s British films