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“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
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Dorothy Mills
Drama · Thriller · Mystery · 2008
When a gloomy, God-fearing island community is rocked by the assault of an infant, a psychiatrist is called in to examine Dorothy Mills, the teenager accused of the crime. Despite the villagers' hostility to her inquiry, she soon comes to suspect that Dorothy suffers from multiple personality disorder...
Movie details
Dorothy Mills
“Evil chose her”
2008 Drama · Thriller · Mystery 1h 42m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
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TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
When a gloomy, God-fearing island community is rocked by the assault of an infant, a psychiatrist is called in to examine Dorothy Mills, the teenager accused of the crime. Despite the villagers' hostility to her inquiry, she soon comes to suspect that Dorothy suffers from multiple personality disorder...
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Dorothy Mills?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Agnès Merlet
Written by
Juliette Sales · Agnès Merlet
Carice van Houten
Jane Van Dopp
Jenn Murray
Dorothy Mills
David Wilmot
Colin Garrivan
Ger Ryan
Eileen McMahon
David Ganly
Aiden Kearsley
Gary Lewis
Pastor Ross
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Rynagh O'Grady
Mrs. Mc Cllellan
Court is in session
Put Dorothy Mills on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.