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Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)
“The fight for a simple love story... that will never be simple.”
6.5 / 10• 2020• 1h 23m•NR• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
School captain Ellie is seriously crushing on her rebellious classmate Abbie. Determined to ask her first love to the year 12 formal, Ellie devises a plan to go public with the invitation but before she can go through with it, her dead aunt Tara reappears from beyond the grave. Believing she's been brought back from the dead to be Ellie's fairy godmother, Tara dishes out unwanted dating advice based on her life as an out lesbian in the '80s.
Cast & Crew
Marta Dusseldorp
Erica
Lead
Zoe Terakes
Abbie
Sophie Hawkshaw
Ellie
Julia Billington
Tara
Rachel House
Patty
Bridie Connell
Miss Trimble
Chiara Gizzi
Faith Underwood
Madeleine Withington
Young Erica
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Monica Zanetti's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt) is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
