Movie

Girl

2018 · 105 min

An intimate, quietly harrowing character study that immerses you in a young dancer's body and longing, building to a raw and painful climax.

Overview: A promising teenage dancer enrolls at a prestigious ballet school while grappling with her gender dysphoria.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, obsession, isolation, family
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 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: identity
obsession
isolation
family
trauma
Places: big city
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild