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Portrays four 15-year old girls growing up in the Catholic community of Derry at the time of the 'supergrass' trials and in the wake of an abortion referendum in Ireland. The girls attempt to come to grips with their sexuality in an oppressive and confusing environment, and one of them be...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Derry Film and Video Workshop, Channel Four (Great Britain), Connoisseur Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	McCourt, Emer, Liebman, Michael, O'Connor, Sinéad, Casey, Cathy, Rodgers, Julie, Collins, Tom (Producer), Harkin, Margo, English, Stephanie
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English Irish
Published:	Surbiton, Surrey [UK] : Connoisseur Video, [1989]
Subjects:	Teenage girls > Ireland > Sexual behavior > Drama. Teenage pregnancy > Ireland > Drama. Ireland > Social conditions > 20th century > Drama. Feature films. Motion pictures, Irish. Foreign films.

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Summary:	Portrays four 15-year old girls growing up in the Catholic community of Derry at the time of the 'supergrass' trials and in the wake of an abortion referendum in Ireland. The girls attempt to come to grips with their sexuality in an oppressive and confusing environment, and one of them becomes pregnant by her boyfriend.
Item Description:	Made under the A.C.T.T. Workshop Declaration for Channel Four Television in association with British Screen and Radio Telefis Eireann with assistnace from the Arts Council of Ireland. Running time given on container: approximately 80 min. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (69 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS PAL.
Audience:	BBFC rating: 15.
Production Credits:	Photography, Breffini Byrne ; editor, Martin Duffy ; theme music and song performed by Sinéad O'Connor.