Stella Does Tricks

SINOPSIS

Socijalno-psihološka drama koja s dosta optimizma i svježine obrađuje ne baš lake probleme besciljne mladeži.
Mlada Stella, malodobna, dobrodušna i vrlo naivna djevojka iz nesređene obitelji čiji je otac bio dobroćudan šarlatan koji Stellu nije znao odgajati i kojemu se ona divila sada živi od prostitucije. Njezin je prijatelj perverzni postariji gospodin Peters koji zna metode pomoću kojih je uvijek pridobiva, naplaćujući njezine ]usluge^. Međutim, Stella upoznaje i mladoga Eddieja, simpatičnoga momka koji joj se sviđa i odlučuje se da krene ispočetka. U tome će joj pomoći incident kojega će skriviti Peters, ali i policija koja će Petersa uhvatiti na djelu na javnom mjestu, upravo sa Stellom"
Stella, a young Glaswegian girl working as a prostitute in London, heads back to Glasgow with her new boyfriend and attempts to start a new life, but finds it difficult to break free of the cycle of abuse she has become trapped in.

Summary written by Alexander Lum {aj_lum@hotmail.com}


The film begins in a London park where a teenage girl wearing pig tails, a short, childish skirt and carrying an ice cream cone sits upon a bench beside an older man and promptly performs a sexual act for him. The girl is Stella and the "stranger" is her pimp, Mr. Peters. As harsh as it is bittersweet, this drama follows Stella as she struggles to escape her grim life as a prostitute. As she fights for her freedom, Stellas childhood in Glasgow unfolds via flashback. Also blending into her stories are her many youthful fantasies and hopeful daydreams. Stella makes the decision to escape after one of her friends is badly beaten by gang leader Fitz. She takes with her the drug-addicted Eddie, a member of Fitzs gang, but Peters does not let her off so easily and has her gang raped by his own henchmen as a sort of parting shot. Stella and Eddie return to Glasgow where she vows to get revenge upon the family members whose lack of caring led her to run away. She then settles down for a bet