Drama

Ladybird Ladybird (1994): Cast, Box Office & Plot

Name: Ladybird Ladybird
Genre: Drama
Released: 1994-02-18
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Cast: Vladimir Vega, Crissy Rock, Ray Winstone, Jason Stracey, Sandie Lavelle

Ladybird Ladybird is a 1994 drama directed by Ken Loach, starring Vladimir Vega as Jorge, Crissy Rock and Ray Winstone. It runs 1 hour 41 minutes and earned $152,457 worldwide.

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Released: February 18, 1994
Runtime: 1h 41m (101 min)
Director: Ken Loach
Genre: Drama
Original language: English
Studio: Channel Four Films
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Ladybird Ladybird About?

The premise of Ladybird Ladybird without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

After a violent relationship leads social services to remove her four children—each father different—Maggie struggles with a painful past. When she meets Jorge, a kind Latin American refugee, she glimpses the possibility of a new, happier life, yet the shadows of her history continue to weigh on her.

Ladybird Ladybird Themes & Keywords

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1980s
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battered woman

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adult victim of child abuse
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child custody fight
tearing up an airplane ticket
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crying woman
pet dog
child's drawing
newspaper advertisement
racism
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accused of being an unfit mother
perjury
fast food worker
burn victim
house fire
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spraying water on someone with a water hose
xenophobia
history of child abuse
injection with a sedative
loving relationship
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Cast & crew

Ladybird Ladybird Cast & Characters

Vladimir Vega leads the cast as Jorge, with Crissy Rock as Maggie Conlan and Ray Winstone as Simon. Directed by Ken Loach; 29 actors are credited in all.

Director Ken Loach

Vladimir Vega as Jorge
Crissy Rock as Maggie Conlan
Ray Winstone as Simon
Jason Stracey as Sean

Also Starring in Ladybird Ladybird

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Sandie Lavelle Mairead
Terence Maynard Social Worker
Pamela Hunt Mrs Higgs
Bruce Alexander Lawyer
Clare Perkins Jill
James Bannon Fast Food Manager
Tom Keller Social Worker
Luke Brown Mickey
Jimmy Batten Karaoke Compere
Arbel Jones Social Worker
Mauricio Venegas Adrian
Lily Farrell Serena
Scottie Moore Maggie's Father
Linda Ross Maggie's Mother
Kim Hartley Maggie, Aged 5
Sue Sawyer Foster Mother

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Alan Gold Neighbour
Caroline Conway Social Worker
Ali De Souza Social Worker
Deirdre Edwards Social Worker
Lucie Fitchett Social Worker
Sue Gifford Social Worker
Nick Miles Social Worker
Yvonne Riley Social Worker
Rosemary Frankau Lawyer

Plot

Ladybird Ladybird Plot Summary

What happens in Ladybird Ladybird from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

In a London karaoke bar around 1987, Maggie Conlan, Crissy Rock, a woman with a troubled past, meets Jorge, Vladimir Vega, a Paraguayan immigrant. Over a drink, she confesses that her four children, each with a different father, are in the care of social services. She leaves, forgetting her wallet, only for Jorge to catch up with her at the bus and return it. They move to a pizza joint, then return to Jorge’s apartment, where Maggie opens up about her experiences with her abusive, alcoholic ex-boyfriend Simon, Ray Winstone, which led her to seek refuge in a domestic violence shelter. The pair share a kiss, but Maggie’s emotions surge as she confronts a deep-seated sense of loss for her children and her unresolved past.

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