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The Girl

Play trailer Poster for The Girl 2009,  1h 35m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 92% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 78% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
92% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A family leaves a 10-year-old alone for the summer.

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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times Sep 30, 2010
3/5
A kind of quiet Scandinavian cousin (OK, twice removed) to Home Alone, in which patient viewers will find sporadic rewards. Go to Full Review
Diego Semerene Slant Magazine Sep 26, 2010
4/4
In the film, girlhood is too premature a demand on a child who just wants to, well, play. Go to Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Sep 17, 2010
3.5/5
Delivers a satisfying, sun-dappled fable about the kindness of strangers and the cruelty of peers. Go to Full Review
Ellie Lucas From the Front Row Aug 5, 2019
2.5/4
A stylistic triumph that ultimately doesn't add up to more than the sum of its parts, but remains a lyrical and evocative mood piece that manages to resonate even when you know it shouldn't. Go to Full Review
Violet Lucca The L Magazine Jun 20, 2016
If nothing else, see The Girl to remember what a real cinematic visual sensibility can be. Bliss out, don't read the subtitles. Go to Full Review
Annlee Ellingson Moving Pictures Magazine Sep 24, 2010
a devastating indictment of self-absorbed adults so concerned about themselves that they don't even notice the abandonment of a nine-year-old girl. Go to Full Review
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The Girl

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Cast & Crew

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Fredrik Edfeldt

Director

Shanti Roney

The Father

Annika Hallin

The Mother

Tova Magnusson

Anna

Leif Andrée

Gunnar

Maria Langhammer

Elisabeth

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The Girl

Leif Andree as Gunnar in "The Girl." Shanti Roney as the Father in "The Girl." Blanca Engstrom as The Girl in "The Girl." The Girl (2009) The Girl (2009) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A family leaves a 10-year-old alone for the summer.
Director
Fredrik Edfeldt
Screenwriter
Karin Arrhenius
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Swedish
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 16, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.7K
Runtime
1h 35m
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