Director
Trudie Styler
Starring
Alex J Lawther, Abigail Breslin, AnnaSophia Robb, Laverne Cox, Bette Midler
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Certificate
12A
Run Time
91 mins
Release Year
2017
Country of Origin
USA
Language
English
Director of Photography: Dante Spinotti
Editor: Sarah Flack
Produced by: Jeffrey Coulter, Bryan Rabin, Trudie Styler, Celine Rattray, Charlotte Ubben, Ember Truesdell, Chris Miller
Music: Dan Romer
Screenplay by: Patrick J Clifton, Beth Rigazio
Production Designer: Franckie Diago
Freak Show
Part of the American Dreams Strand
Trudie Styler’s directorial debut tackles bullying and prejudice in flamboyant style with this coming-of-age comedy-drama. When his mother sends him away to live with his father, Billy Bloom is ripped from his glamorous life in the city and dumped in unforgiving small town society. After a severe bullying incident leaves him hospitalised, Bloom decides he will not cower in the shadows, and makes it his mission to change positions through his campaign to run for Homecoming Queen.