The film begins in kitchen-sink-grim mode, then multiplies in interest as it transforms into the origins story of a teenage female talent - here in standup comedy rather than art. It has an astonishingly good performance by Liv Hill as Sarah, a 15-year-old written off by teachers as lazy and anti-social. Sarah is coping with the responsibilities of looking after her mentally ill mum and younger siblings. Homework ranks on her priority list somewhere below finding a fiver for the electricity meter. She is also holding down a part-time job at an amusement arcade where she gives handjobs to sad old blokes for a tenner. The subject matter in Jellyfish is bleak, but lets Sarah tell her story as she finds her voice as a comedian in the finale. Liv Hill. What a fantastic actress.
