The Girl Who Invented Kissing

Quietly melancholic and lived-in, it drifts through small-town bars and broken lives with a slow, wounded warmth.

Directed by

Tom Sierchio

Genres

Drama, Romance

Starring

Vincent Piazza, Dash Mihok, Suki Waterhouse

Tagline

Every town needs a savior... but not every town can be saved.

Overview

A nameless, pill-popping drifter girl steps off a bus and into a New Jersey neighborhood bar owned by two middle-age brothers, Jimmy & Victor. She quickly befriends older brother, Victor––a good-natured lummox whose mind was affected by a childhood accident. The mysterious "Girl" soon upsets the delicate balance of the brothers' lives while bringing both trouble and new life into their resigned world and town.

How it feels

Melancholic, dark, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Addiction, isolation, family, trauma

Content

Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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