The Girl (2012 independent film)

The Girl is an independent film written and directed by David Riker, and starring Abbie Cornish and Will Patton. It debuted at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. It opened in select theaters for a one-week awards-qualifying period on December 14, 2012, and will have a full theatrical release in March 2013.[2]

For the TV film, see The Girl (2012 TV film).
The Girl
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Riker
Produced byPaul Mezey
Written byDavid Riker
StarringAbbie Cornish
Will Patton
Music by
  • Leonardo Heiblum
  • Jacobo Lieberman
CinematographyMartín Boege
Edited by
  • Malcolm Jamieson
  • Stephanie Ahn
Production
company
  • Journeyman Pictures
  • Axiom Films
  • Goldcrest Pictures
  • Bonita Films
  • Lulu Producciones
  • Sin Sentido Films
Distributed by
  • Film Collective
  • Brainstorm Media
  • Front Row Filmed Entertainment
Release date
  • April 20, 2012 (2012-04-20) (Tribeca Film Festival)
  • December 14, 2012 (2012-12-14) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States, Mexico
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
Box office$35,048[1]

Synopsis

Cornish plays a single mother who helps illegal immigrants to cross the border from Mexico into Texas. A young Mexican girl named Rosa comes into her care.[3]

Cast
  • Abbie Cornish as "Ashley"
  • Will Patton as "Tommy".
  • Maritza Santiago Hernandez as "Rosa".
  • Giovanna Zacarías as "Enriqueta".
  • Angeles Cruz as "Rosa's Mother".
  • Raúl Castillo as "Border Agent".
  • Luis Fernando Peña as "Beto".
  • Isabel Cruz Daza as "Edith".
  • Ivonne Cruz Daza as "Cecilia".
  • Liliana Alberto as "Ofelia".
  • Isabel Sánchez Lara as "Rosa's Grandmother".

Reception

The Girl has received generally mixed reviews. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 53% of 17 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 5.2/10. Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score from 1–100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gave the film a score of 53 based on 11 reviews indicating "mixed or average reviews."

References
  1. "The Girl (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  2. Jagernauth, Kevin (November 14, 2012). "Exclusive: Poster For 'The Girl' Starring Abbie Cornish; Set For December 14th Oscar Qualifying Run Before Release In March 2013". IndieWire. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  3. Zakarin, Jordan (May 7, 2012). "Abbie Cornish Tackles Motherhood, Immigration and Politics in 'The Girl'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 29, 2013.


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