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The Girl from Nowhere (2012)

The Girl from Nowhere poster
Original title
La Fille de nulle part
Directed by
Jean-Claude Brisseau
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
15
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 52 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A retired teacher finds a young woman living on his landing. She claims to have nowhere to go and he lets her stay. Their unusual friendship blurs the line between reality and fantasy.

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What happens

The Girl from Nowhere (French: La Fille de nulle part) is a 2012 French fantasy drama film written and directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau. The film had its world premiere on 8 August 2012 at the 65th Locarno Festival, where it won the Golden Leopard. It was released theatrically in France on 6 February 2013 by Les Acacias. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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