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Girl in the Picture

2022 · 101 min

A grim, absorbing true-crime unraveling that keeps you unsettled and heartbroken as each revelation lands.

Directed by: Skye Borgman
Genres: Crime, Documentary
Starring: Franklin Delano Floyd, Joe Fitzpatrick, Karen Parsley

Tagline: Her identity was a mystery to everyone. Even her.
Overview: A young mother’s mysterious death and her son’s subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman’s true identity, and the murderous federal fugitive at the center of it all.

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Directed by: Skye Borgman
Genres: Crime, Documentary
Starring: Franklin Delano Floyd, Joe Fitzpatrick, Karen Parsley

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
crime
trauma
deception
mystery
Places: small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
documentary
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	0
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	9
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: crime, documentary
Directed by: Skye Borgman
Starring: Franklin Delano Floyd, Joe Fitzpatrick, Karen Parsley, Dr. Charles Engles, Merle Bean, Ernest Bean, Billy Carter, Sherry Fortson-Bailey
Cinematography: Michael Nelson, Arlene Nelson
Runtime: 101 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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