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Fat Girl

2001 · 86 min

A slow, uncomfortable immersion into adolescent desire and cruelty, building to a shocking, bleak conclusion that lingers.

Overview: Anaïs is twelve and bears the weight of the world on her shoulders. She watches her older sister, Elena, whom she both loves and hates. Elena is fifteen and devilishly beautiful. Neither more futile, nor more stupid than her younger sister, she cannot understand that she is merely an object of desire. And, as such, she can only be taken. Or had. Indeed, this is the subject: a girl's loss of virginity. And, that summer, it opens a door to tragedy.

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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: identity
sexuality
coming-of-age
family
trauma
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	5
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	9
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Catherine Breillat
Written by: Catherine Breillat
Starring: Anaïs Reboux, Roxane Mesquida, Libero De Rienzo, Arsinée Khanjian, Romain Goupil, Laura Betti, Albert Goldberg, Odette Barrière
Cinematography: Giorgos Arvanitis
Runtime: 86 min
Country: France, Italy
Languages: English, French, Italian

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