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The Girl and the Spider (2021)

The Girl and the Spider poster
Original title
Das Mädchen und die Spinne
Directed by
Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher
Genre
drama film
Country
Switzerland
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
16
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 43 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two women who lived together face emotional complications when one moves out. The film shows the small tensions and quiet moments during the transition.

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What happens

The Girl and the Spider (German: Das Mädchen und die Spinne) is a 2021 Swiss drama film written and directed by Ramon and Silvan Zürcher. The film centres on Mara (Henriette Confurius) and Lisa (Liliane Amuat), two women who have been living together, and portrays the emotional complications as Lisa moves out to a new apartment. The film premiered in the Encounters program at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival, where the Zürchers won the award for Best Director in the program alongside Denis Côté for Social Hygiene (Hygiène sociale). It had its North American premiere at the 46th Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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