''Make Up'' is a 2019 British psychological thriller film, written and directed by Claire Oakley. It is Oakley's debut feature, set in a wintry caravan park in

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. , the film had received a 98% score on review-aggregation website

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Plot

Ruth moves to a

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to live with her boyfriend Tom. There she meets Jade and starts to grow closer to her.

Cast

Molly Windsor Molly Windsor (born 19 June 1997) is an English actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 2009 Channel 4 television film ''The Unloved'', and has appeared in ''Oranges and Sunshine'' (2010), and ''The Runaways'' (2019). She is best known for her ...

as Ruth * Joseph Quinn as Tom * Stefanie Martini as Jade *

Lisa Palfrey Lisa Palfrey (born 9 February 1967) is a Welsh actress. She is known for playing the roles of Gwenny in '' House of America'' (1997), Mrs Nice in '' Guest House Paradiso'' (1999), Maureen in ''Pride'' (2014), Mrs Dai Bread 1 in ''Under Milk W ...

as Shirley *

Theo Barklem-Biggs Theo Barklem-Biggs (born 21 March 1990) is a British television and film actor from London. He has performed both comedic and dramatic roles. Career He made his debut television appearance in ''The Bill '' in 2008. He appeared in '' EastEnders, ...

as Kai

Release

''Make Up'' was screened on October 4, 2019 at the London Film Festival.

References

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* * 2019 films 2019 independent films 2019 LGBT-related films 2010s British films 2010s English-language films British psychological thriller films Female bisexuality in film Lesbian-related films LGBT-related thriller films {{indie-film-stub