
ill, actually
2019-03-12 · 12 min · ★ 8.0
Three young people share the challenges of being chronically ill in a curated online world. When the internet allows you to be anyone, why be ill?
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- Directors
- Zoë Hunter Gordon
- Production companies
- glowworm films, Plimsoll Productions, BBC, BFI
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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