Don't Talk to Irene (2017)

Directed by

Pat Mills

Genre

comedy film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An overweight high school student who wants to be a cheerleader gets suspended and sent to a retirement home. She recruits a group of senior citizens to compete in a dance competition.

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What happens

Don't Talk to Irene is a 2017 Canadian comedy film written and directed by Pat Mills. It premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The film centres on Irene (Michelle McLeod), an overweight and unpopular high school student who wishes to be a cheerleader. After being suspended from school, Irene is sent to a retirement home as punishment. She decides to indulge her passion for cheerleading by enrolling a group of senior citizens for a dance competition. The film's cast also includes Bruce Gray, Anastasia Phillips, Scott Thompson, and Geena Davis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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