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The Girl by the Lake (2007)

The Girl by the Lake poster
Original title
La ragazza del lago
Directed by
Andrea Molaioli
Genre
drama film, film noir, detective film
Country
Italy, Norway
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 184 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A detective investigates the murder of a teenage girl found by a lake in a small Italian town. The case brings up secrets and tensions among the quiet local community.

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What happens

La ragazza del lago, internationally released as The Girl by the Lake, is a 2007 Italian thriller film directed by Andrea Molaioli, in his directorial debut. It is based on the novel Don't Look Back, written by Karin Fossum and published in 1996. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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