The Unknown Girl
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| Directed by | Luc Dardenne Jean-Pierre Dardenne |
| Produced by | Luc Dardenne Jean-Pierre Dardenne Denis Freyd |
| Written by | Luc Dardenne Jean-Pierre Dardenne |
| Starring | Adèle Haenel |
| Cinematography | Alain Marcoen |
| Edited by | Marie-Hélène Dozo |
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Les Films du Fleuve
Archipel 35 |
| Distributed by | Cinéart (Belgium) Diaphana (France) |
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Running time
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113 minutes |
| Country | Belgium France |
| Language | French |
The Unknown Girl (French: La Fille inconnue) is a 2016 Belgian film directed by the Dardenne brothers and starring Adèle Haenel. It tells the story of a female medical doctor who sets out to find the identity of an unknown young woman who died after she was refused surgery.[1] It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3]
Cast
- Adèle Haenel as Jenny Davin
- Olivier Bonnaud as Julien
- Jérémie Renier as Bryan's father
- Louka Minnella as Bryan
- Christelle Cornil as Bryan's mother
- Nadège Ouedraogo as Cashier at the cybercafé
- Olivier Gourmet as Lambert's son
- Pierre Sumkay as Monsieur Lambert
- Yves Larec as Doctor Habran
- Ben Hamidou as Inspector Ben Mahmoud
- Laurent Caron as Inspector Bercaro
- Fabrizio Rongione as Doctor Riga
- Jean-Michel Balthazar as Diabetic patient
- Thomas Doret as Lucas
- Marc Zinga as Pimp
Production
The film is produced through the directors' Belgian company Les Films du Fleuve in collaboration with the French company Archipel 35. Filming began in October 2015 and ended on 22 December.[4]
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 61% approval rating based on 23 reviews, with an average score of 5.2/10.[5] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 58, based on 10 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[6]
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External links
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- Publicity page at the production company's website
