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Girl

2025 · 125 min

A quiet, tender coming-of-age portrait that lingers in melancholy, tracing a withdrawn girl's fragile hopes against the weight of inherited pain.

Directed by
Shu Qi
Genres
Drama
Overview
Hsiao-lee, a young girl, finds solace in her friendship with Li-li, who embodies the dreams Hsiao-lee had suppressed. However, Hsiao-lee's aspirations are challenged by her mother's past, which mirrors her own struggles and traps her in a cycle of despair.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Coming-of-age, family, identity, isolation
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Shu Qi
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Shu Qi
    Written by
    Shu Qi
    Starring
    Roy Chiu, 9m88, Bai Xiao-Ying, Audrey Lin, Lai Yu-fei, Esther Liu, Bamboo Chen, Liu Kuan-Ting
    Music
    Lim Giong
    Cinematography
    Yu Jing-pin
    Runtime
    125 min
    Country
    Taiwan, China
    Languages
    Mandarin

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