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The Exploding Girl (2009)

The Exploding Girl poster
Directed by
Bradley Rust Gray
Genre
drama film, romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 40 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A college student with epilepsy returns to her family home in New York during winter break. She reconnects with a childhood friend, and their relationship shifts between friendship and something more.

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What happens

The Exploding Girl is a 2009 American independent film written and directed by Bradley Rust Gray, starring Zoe Kazan and Mark Rendall. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2009 and was released theatrically in the United States on March 12, 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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