Our Ladies - Film - British Comedy Guide

2021 film

Comedy set in 1996, in which a group of Catholic schoolgirls use a choir competition as an opportunity to party. Stars Tallulah Greive, Abigail Lawrie, Sally Messham, Rona Morison, Marli Siu and Eve Gordon

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Our Ladies. Image shows from L to R: Orla (Tallulah Greive), Manda (Sally Messham), Finnoula (Abigail Lawrie), Chell (Rona Morison), Kylah (Marli Siu). Copyright: Columbia Pictures

Genre: Film
Released: 2021
Stars: Tallulah Greive, Abigail Lawrie, Sally Messham, Rona Morison, Marli Siu and Eve Gordon
Writers: Alan Warner, Alan Sharp and Michael Caton-Jones
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Producers: Michael Caton-Jones, Brian Coffey, Laura Viderman, Alan Warner, Jennifer Armitage and Diego Suarez Chialvo

A pitch-perfect evocation of the possibilities and frustrations of being young and riotously alive in mid-90s Scotland, Our Ladies follows the teenage choirgirls of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour on a day trip from their port town in the Highlands to a singing competition in Edinburgh. Its focus is the rebellious gang sitting at the back of the bus, who are less interested in the contest than furthering their own version of a catholic education in the big city.

Booze and boys feature heavily and hilariously, but this unvarnished coming-of-age saga also ponders (without preachiness) sexuality, pregnancy, class difference and the tumultuous path of true friendship.