The Girl

The Girl

2012 · 95 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.1 (28 votes)
Dir. David Riker · Starring Abbie Cornish, Will Patton, Giovanna Zacarías, Maritza Santiago Hernandez, Ángeles Cruz, Harold Torres

“The journey will change her forever”

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A young Texan mother who loses her child to foster care begins smuggling Mexicans across the border.

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A raw, unflinching look at a mother pushed to her limits. The film feels heavy with consequence, exploring desperate measures born from profound loss and the unforgiving realities of survival on the fringes.

grittydesperatesombertensesteadyindie dramacharacter-drivenmaternal desperationsurvivallossborder issues
smuggling (contraband)loss of loved onefoster care