''You're Ugly Too'' is a 2015 Irish
drama film
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directed and written by
Mark Noonan
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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
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, 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.
Cast
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Aidan Gillen
Aidan Murphy (born 24 April 1968), better known as Aidan Gillen (), is an Irish actor. He is the recipient of three Irish Film & Television Awards and has been nominated for a British Academy Television Award, a British Independent Film Award, a ...
as Will
* Lauren Kinsella as Stacey
* Simon McQuaid as Barman
* Jesse Morris as Angry Driver
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George Piştereanu
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as Tibor
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Erika Sainte
Erika Sainte (born 14 July 1981) is a Belgian actress. In 2012, she won the Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in ''She is Not Crying, She is Singing''.
Biography
In 2000, Erika Sainte graduated from the academy of Ixelles, ...
as Emilie
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Steve Wall as Lawyer
References
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2015 films
Irish drama films
2010s English-language films
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2015 drama films