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Country Girl

2019 · 15 min

A quietly affecting short documentary that immerses you in one woman's struggle, blending tenderness for animals with the harsh weight of poverty.

Directed by
Ellen Evans
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Lillith's benefits have been cut, threatening the thing in her life that gives it shape and purpose: her relationship with a troubled yet beloved horse. Fleeing a difficult past and struggling with rural poverty, she must take matters into her own hands, defying expectations and rising above the judgement of others.

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Directed by
Ellen Evans
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • class
  • isolation
  • survival
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Ellen Evans
Runtime
15 min
Languages
English

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