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A Girl Named Ann (2024)

A Girl Named Ann poster
Original title
あんのこと
Directed by
Yū Irie
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 53m
Rated
PG12
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young woman named Ann tries to recover from drug addiction after growing up in an abusive home. Two men help her, but a scandal and the COVID-19 pandemic derail her progress.

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What happens

A Girl Named Ann (Japanese: あんのこと) is a 2024 Japanese drama film directed by Yu Irie, starring Yuumi Kawai, Jiro Sato, Goro Inagaki, Aoba Kawai, Yuriko Hirooka and Akari Hayami. It follows Ann, a young woman who grew up in an abusive household and developed a drug addiction as she attempts to recover with the help of two men who enter her life, her efforts are derailed by a scandal and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. The film is based on a real-life incident. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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