Just Charlie

"Charlie has a secret..."

2017 1h 37m EN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 48

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Synopsis

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Football star Charlie has the world at her feet. With a top club desperate to sign her, her future is seemingly mapped out. But the teenager sees only a nightmare. Raised as a boy, Charlie is torn between wanting to live up to her father's expectations and shedding this ill fitting skin.

“Charlie has a secret...”

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Cast

Harry Gilby
Charlie Lyndsay
Scot Williams
Paul Lyndsay
Travis Blake Hall
Tommy Robson
Jeff Alexander
Tony Robson
Karen Bryson
Claire Robson
Peter Machen
Mick Doyle
Elinor Machen-Fortune
Eve Lyndsay
Patricia Potter
Susan Lyndsay

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rebekah Fortune
Writers: Peter Machen
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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2 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rebekah Fortune, shot by Karl Clarke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yann McCullough. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Erline O'Donovan-Clarke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Harry Gilby and Scot Williams and Travis Blake Hall carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Charlie has a secret...".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4838248 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rebekah Fortune directs. Karl Clarke behind the camera. Yann McCullough scores. Erline O'Donovan-Clarke cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Rebekah Fortune, shot by Karl Clarke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yann McCullough. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Erline O'Donovan-Clarke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Harry Gilby and Scot Williams and Travis Blake Hall carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Charlie has a secret...".
7IMDB entry: tt4838248 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Karl Clarke
Original score: Yann McCullough
Editing: Erline O'Donovan-Clarke
Production design: Emma Jesse
Costume design: Emma Jesse
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Just Charlie (2017)

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kinrich302026-08-30
★ 8/10
This is about a early teenager who is finding it harder to hide who he really is, a girl trapped in a boy's body; and also the struggle her family goes through to accept her reality. It's a really good movie.

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