White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)

Directed by

Gregg Araki

Genre

drama film, mystery film, LGBTQ-related film, coming-of-age film

Country

France, United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 765 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenager named Kat reflects on her mother Eve's sudden disappearance, which happened when Kat was 17. The story moves between the present and flashbacks to show how that event shaped Kat and the people around her.

melancholicmysteriousslow-burnintrospectivedreamlikeunsettlingvisually lushbittersweettense

What happens

White Bird in a Blizzard is a 2014 drama film co-produced, written, directed and edited by Gregg Araki and starring Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, Christopher Meloni, and Angela Bassett. Based on the novel of the same name by Laura Kasischke, the film follows several years in the life of teenager Katrina "Kat" Connors (Woodley), beginning on the day her mother, Eve (Green), disappeared and the effect this event has on her and the people of her life, frequently alternating between the present time and flashbacks. The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014, before being given a limited theatrical release on October 24, 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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