According to Variety, Sally Hawkins and William H. Macy have joined the cast of Abe Sylvia's directorial debut, Dirty Girl.

The London-based international sales firm the Salt Co. is presently representing foreign rights, while WME is handling domestic. Also starring in the film are Lisa Kudrow, Juno Temple and Jeremy Dozier.

The film will begin shooting March.

Set in the 1980s, Dirty Girl centers around a high school tramp who becomes pals with a shy and overweight gay teen. They team up to find her real father in California.

Dirty Girl was released October 7th, 2011 and stars Jeremy Dozier, Juno Temple, Zach Lasry, Jonathan Slavin, Marcella Lentz-Pope, William Horwich, Gary Grubbs, Deborah Theaker. The film is directed by Abe Sylvia.