World Premiere for Irish-Made ‘You’re Ugly Too’ at Berlin Film Festival 2015
Irish film You’re Ugly Too will have its world premiere at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival in February, under the Generation section. The film was funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board.
You’re Ugly Too was written and directed by Mark Noonan and is his debut feature film. The film stars Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones) as Will, who is released from prison on compassionate leave to care for his niece Stacey (Lauren Kinsella; Albert Nobbs), after the death of her mother. As they both head into the sleepy Irish midlands and attempt to be a family, they suffer a series of setbacks; Stacey is refused admission to the local school because of her recently developed narcolepsy; Will repeatedly comes close to breaking his prison-ordered curfew; and his attempts at being a father figure to her prove disastrous…
You’re Ugly Too was produced by John Keville and Conor Barry for Savage Productions and was filmed in counties Dublin and Offaly.
The Generation category of the Berlin International Film Festival is devoted to children and young people. This is divided into two categories: Generation Kplus, aimed at children from the age of four, and Generation 14plus, aimed at children from the age of fourteen. You’re Ugly Too will screen in the Generation Kplus category.
The 2015 Berlin International Film Festival will take place from February 5th to 15th.