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Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

★ 6.6/10•2021•1h 36m•15•Documentary•Music

Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard...

The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey through her mother's archives in this intimate documentary.

Paul Sng · Director

Zoë Howe · Writer

Celeste Bell · Writer

Paul Sng · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 36m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 27, 2021

Actors

Poly Styrene

Poly Styrene

Herself (Archive Footage)

Celeste Bell

Self/Narrator

Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga

Poly Styrene (voice)

Neneh Cherry

Neneh Cherry

Self

Youth

Youth

Self

Bruno Aleph Wizard

Self

Kathleen Hanna

Kathleen Hanna

Self

Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore

Self

Vivienne Westwood

Vivienne Westwood

Self

Don Letts

Don Letts

Self

Jonathan Ross

Jonathan Ross

Self

John Robb

Self

Vivien Goldman

Self

Tony Wilson

Tony Wilson

Self (Archive Footage)

John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper Clarke

Self (Archive Footage)

Rhoda Dakar

Rhoda Dakar

Self

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