The Starling Girl

2023 · 116 min · EN · R · 6.3 (82 votes)

Dir. Laurel Parmet · Starring Eliza Scanlen, Lewis Pullman, Wrenn Schmidt, Jimmi Simpson, Claire Elizabeth Green, Austin Abrams · Music Ben Schneider

Drama

17-year-old Jem Starling struggles with her place within her Christian fundamentalist community. But everything changes when her magnetic youth pastor Owen returns to their church.

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This film offers a deeply intimate and melancholic slow-burn, exploring the quiet turmoil of a young woman grappling with faith, desire, and the suffocating weight of community expectations. It's a naturalistic character study, understated yet potent, leaving a somber, reflective impression.

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