The Girl (2012 independent film)

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

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]

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

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."

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