The Girl

2012
PG-13
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

1.4K

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A single mother struggling to regain custody of her son is presented with an opportunity to smuggle immigrants over the U.S./Mexico border. Soon, she finds herself looking out for a young girl whose mother has disappeared, and helping her retrace the steps of her journey from southern Mexico.

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A young Texan mother who loses her child to foster care begins smuggling Mexicans across the border.A young Texan mother who loses her child to foster care begins smuggling Mexicans across the border.A young Texan mother who loses her child to foster care begins smuggling Mexicans across the border.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

1.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Emily Blunt was attached to the project but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Abbie Cornish was later cast.

Quotes
[last lines]
Ashley: [to Rosa] I'm going to miss you.

Soundtracks
My Sweet Annette
Performed by Drive-By Truckers
Written by Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley (as John Michael Cooley), Earl Hicks, Jason Isbell and Brad Morgan
Published by Soul Dump Music / Razor & Tie Music Publishing
Courtesy of New West Records
By arrangement with Sugaroo!

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6/10

Abbie Cornish in her most challenging role

Ashley (Abbie Cornish) is a poor Texan mother who loses custody of her son after a drunk driving incident. She desperately wants her son back from foster care. Her father Tommy (Will Patton) lives on the Mexican side of Loredo. She discovers that he traffics illegals over the border. While over in Mexico, she tries to organize a crossing for $500 per person. However the group gets swept away. She's left with a little girl whose mother drowned. Her father's advise is to simply walk away.

Director/writer David Riker's story is a simplified idea culminating in what exactly Ashley will do with the girl. The movie depends mostly on Abbie Cornish's performance. She's very stone-faced in most of this movie. I see the frustrated 'stressed' woman that she's portraying. It's a very subtle performance although a few additional animated scenes would be great. The combative little girl is done well.