The Girl in the Lay-by

Name: The Girl in the Lay-by
Director: Sarah Gavron
Released: 2000-01-01
Cast: Jenny Foulds, James Grant, Malcolm Shields

2000 · 10 min

A girl working as a hotdog server in a Scottish Highlands lay-by dreams of going to New York.

Directed by Sarah Gavron · Written by Denise Whittaker

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