The More You Ignore Me

How it feels

A teenage girl in 1980s rural England is obsessed with Morrissey and The Smiths. Her life is complicated by her mother's serious mental health problems.

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What happens

The More You Ignore Me is a 2018 British comedy drama film directed by Keith English and written by Jo Brand, based on her 2009 novel of the same name. The film stars Sheridan Smith, Ella Hunt, Mark Addy, and Sally Phillips. Set in 1980s rural England, it tells the story of a teenager obsessed with Morrissey and The Smiths, whose life is shaped by her mother's severe mental illness. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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