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The Unknown Girl

2016 · 106 min

A quiet, morally serious procedural that follows a doctor's guilt-ridden investigation with unflinching realism and mounting unease.

Overview
Jenny, a young doctor who feels guilty after a young woman she refused to see winds up dead a few days later, decides to find out who the girl was, after the police can't identify the young woman.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • justice
  • isolation
  • morality
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama, crime
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Written by
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Starring
Adèle Haenel, Olivier Bonnaud, Jérémie Renier, Louka Minnella, Nadège Ouedraogo, Christelle Cornil, Olivier Gourmet, Pierre Sumkay
Cinematography
Alain Marcoen
Runtime
106 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
French

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