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Magical Girl

2014 · 127 min

A slow, unsettling descent into moral decay, where desperation and cruelty intertwine with cold precision, leaving a lingering sense of dread.

Tagline
Be careful what you wish for.
Overview
The father of a terminally ill girl is determined to grant his daughter's last wish, a ridiculously expensive collectors' costume from a Japanese TV series. The request will drive him into a journey within his city's dark underbelly.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • grief
  • morality
  • deception
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Carlos Vermut
Written by
Carlos Vermut
Starring
Bárbara Lennie, José Sacristán, Luis Bermejo, Lucía Pollán, Israel Elejalde, Elisabet Gelabert, Marisol Membrillo, Miquel Insúa
Cinematography
Santiago Racaj
Runtime
127 min
Country
France, Spain
Languages
Spanish

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