Lost Girls

Lost Girls

2020 · 95 min · EN · R · 6.1 (649 votes)
Dir. Liz Garbus · Starring Amy Ryan, Thomasin McKenzie, Lola Kirke, Gabriel Byrne, Oona Laurence, Dean Winters · Music Anne Nikitin
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When Mari Gilbert's daughter disappears, police inaction drives her own investigation into the gated Long Island community where Shannan was last seen. Her search brings attention to over a dozen murdered prostitutes.

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Lost Girls is a gritty, somber true-crime drama, steeped in an unsettling atmosphere of unresolved injustice. Its steady pace builds a melancholic tension, exploring themes of marginalization and a mother's relentless pursuit of truth. It offers a stark, unflinching look at systemic failures and the fight for forgotten lives.

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