The Girl (2009)

Original title

Flickan

Directed by

Fredrik Edfeldt

Genre

drama film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Swedish film follows a young girl in 1981 whose parents and brother leave her alone at their countryside home to go on a charity trip to Africa. She must figure out how to take care of herself while waiting for them to return.

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What happens

The Girl (Swedish: Flickan) is a 2009 drama film from Sweden directed by Fredrik Edfeldt and written by Karin Arrhenius. It tells the story of a little girl (played by Blanca Engström) left alone at her home in 1981, while her parents and brother are on a trip to Sub-Saharan Africa to do charitable work. The film premiered at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival. It won the 2010 Guldbagge Award for Best Cinematography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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