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Virginia

2005 · 87 min

A quiet, heavy-hearted watch that follows a child through an unsafe world with steady, unsentimental intimacy and little relief.

Directed by
Gilbert Le
Genres
Drama
Starring
Godfrey, Paige Hurd
Overview
Virginia," a contemporary version of a female Huck Finn set in modern day Los Angeles during the holiday season, is the story of what happens when a child named VIRGINIA is abandoned by her mother KELLY, a heroin addict, seeking to get better, leaving her in the questionable hands of her boyfriend GRIFFIN.

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Directed by
Gilbert Le
Genres
Drama
Starring
Godfrey, Paige Hurd
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • family
  • survival
  • isolation
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Gilbert Le
Written by
Kevin Bernhardt
Starring
Godfrey, Paige Hurd
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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