Movie: Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

Top 10 Billed Cast

Poly Styrene
Poly Styrene

Herself (Archive Footage)

Celeste Bell
Celeste Bell

Self/Narrator

Ruth Negga
Ruth Negga

Poly Styrene (voice)

Neneh Cherry
Neneh Cherry

Self

Youth
Youth

Self

Bruno Aleph Wizard
Bruno Aleph Wizard

Self

Kathleen Hanna
Kathleen Hanna

Self

Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore

Self

Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood

Self

Don Letts
Don Letts

Self

Video Trailer Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

Video: Official Trailer

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LIVING ROOM Q&As: Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché Directors Celeste Bell & Paul Sng with Mark Kermode

LIVING ROOM Q&As: Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché Directors Celeste Bell & Paul Sng with Mark Kermode

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LIVING ROOM Q&As: Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché Directors Celeste Bell & Paul Sng with Mark Kermode

LIVING ROOM Q&As: Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché Directors Celeste Bell & Paul Sng with Mark Kermode - Featurette

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