The Girl (2012 independent film)

The Girl is an independent film written and directed by David Riker, and starring Abbie Cornish and Will Patton. It debuted at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. It opened in select theaters for a one-week awards-qualifying period on December 14, 2012, and had a limited theatrical release in March 2013.[2]

The Girl
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Riker
Written byDavid Riker
Produced byPaul Mezey
StarringAbbie Cornish
Will Patton
CinematographyMartín Boege
Edited by
  • Malcolm Jamieson
  • Stephanie Ahn
Music by
  • Leonardo Heiblum
  • Jacobo Lieberman
Production
companies
  • Journeyman Pictures
  • Axiom Films
  • Goldcrest Pictures
  • Bonita Films
  • Lulu Producciones
  • Sin Sentido Films
Distributed by
  • Film Collective
  • Brainstorm Media
  • Front Row Filmed Entertainment
Release dates
  • April 20, 2012 (2012-04-20) (Tribeca Film Festival)
  • December 14, 2012 (2012-12-14) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesUnited States, Mexico
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Box office$35,048[1]

Synopsis

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Cornish plays a single mother who helps illegal immigrants to cross the border from Mexico into Texas. A young Mexican girl named Rosa comes into her care.[3]

Cast

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Reception

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The Girl has received generally mixed reviews. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 53% of 17 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 5.2/10. Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score from 1–100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gave the film a score of 53 based on 11 reviews indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

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  1. ^ "The Girl (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  2. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (November 14, 2012). "Exclusive: Poster For 'The Girl' Starring Abbie Cornish; Set For December 14th Oscar Qualifying Run Before Release In March 2013". IndieWire. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  3. ^ Zakarin, Jordan (May 7, 2012). "Abbie Cornish Tackles Motherhood, Immigration and Politics in 'The Girl'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
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