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“Ambition earns the room.”
The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.
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The Unknown Girl
Thriller · Drama · Crime · 2016
Jenny, a young doctor who feels guilty after a young woman she refused to see winds up dead a few days later, decides to find out who the girl was, after the police can't identify the young woman.
Movie details
The Unknown Girl
2016 Thriller · Drama · Crime 1h 46m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
Jenny, a young doctor who feels guilty after a young woman she refused to see winds up dead a few days later, decides to find out who the girl was, after the police can't identify the young woman.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over The Unknown Girl?
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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Cast & crew
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Dardenne · Luc Dardenne
Written by
Jean-Pierre Dardenne · Luc Dardenne
Adèle Haenel
Jenny Davin
Olivier Bonnaud
Julien
Jérémie Renier
Bryan's father
Louka Minnella
Bryan
Nadège Ouedraogo
The cybercafé cashier
Christelle Cornil
Bryan's mother
Olivier Gourmet
Lambert, the son
Court is in session
Put The Unknown Girl on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Importance has entered the chat.”
The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.