The Girl (2012 independent film)

The Girl
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Riker
Produced by	Paul Mezey
Written by	David Riker
Starring	Abbie Cornish; Will Patton
Music by	Leonardo Heiblum; Jacobo Lieberman;
Cinematography	Martín 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 (Tribeca Film Festival); December 14, 2012 (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

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."

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References

"The Girl (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
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.
Zakarin, Jordan (May 7, 2012). "Abbie Cornish Tackles Motherhood, Immigration and Politics in 'The Girl'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 29, 2013.

External links

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[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.