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The Quiet Girl
Why this pick
A child’s guarded interior life unfolds through small routines, tentative attachments, and rural summer light, with the same patient, unsentimental attention to what she cannot yet say.
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MOVIE2017 1h 36m ESP
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The film follows Frida (Laia Artigas), a six year old girl who must leave her home in Barcelona following the death of her mother. Frida moves to the Catalan countryside with her aunt Marga (Bruna Cusí), her uncle Esteve (David Verdaguer), and their three year old daughter, Anna (Paula Robles). The movie takes place during the summer of 1993 as Frida adapts to her new life in the country and her role as older sister to her cousin.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Bruna Cusí
Marga
David Verdaguer
Esteve
Isabel Rocatti
Àvia
Quimet Pla
Gabriel
Laia Artigas
Frida
Paula Robles
Anna