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Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
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Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

Feb 27, 2021
1h 36m
★ 6.7

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary
Music

Production Companies

Polydoc Films
Velvet Joy Productions

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché Trailers

Cast

Poly Styrene

Herself (Archive Footage)

Poly Styrene

Celeste Bell

Self/Narrator

Celeste Bell

Ruth Negga

Poly Styrene (voice)

Ruth Negga

Neneh Cherry

Self

Neneh Cherry

Youth

Self

Youth

Bruno Aleph Wizard

Self

Bruno Aleph Wizard

Kathleen Hanna

Self

Kathleen Hanna

Thurston Moore

Self

Thurston Moore

Vivienne Westwood

Self

Vivienne Westwood

Don Letts

Self

Don Letts

Jonathan Ross

Self

Jonathan Ross

John Robb

Self

John Robb

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