One life ends. Seven others begin.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Toni Collette, Brittany Murphy, Marcia Gay Harden, James Franco, Josh Brolin,
Rose Byrne,
Giovanni Ribisi,
Kerry Washington,
Mary Steenburgen,
Mary Beth Hurt,
Piper Laurie,
Nick Searcy |
| Director |
Karen Moncrieff |
| Screenplay | Karen Moncrieff |
| Music | Adam Gorgoni |
| Cinematography | Micahel Grady |
| Editing | Toby Yates |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Made in | 2006 |
| Produced by | Lakeshort Entertainment, Pitbull Pictures |
Official Site | IMDB page
Trailer: Medium
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Very strong, frequent, includes blasphemy |
| Nudity | A couple of explicit scenes |
| Sex | Moderately shown, strongly implied |
| Violence | Fairly intense, bloody and gory |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | This movie is disturbing and deals with complex and rather mature themes, which include prostitution, serial killing, extreme loneliness and dependancy, strong sexual references and sexual language is frequent. |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith  It's grim, but thought-provoking. | 10 |  |
| Die Burger Francois Bloemhof Aangryende spel en subtiele regie. | 10 | |
| Cape Times Kevin Crust Serial killer tales strike spooky key. | 10 | |
| Mail & Guardian Shaun de Waal | 14 |  |
| The Citizen Annette Bayne The Dead Girl is a dark and often sad film which offers only a little in the way of hopeful resolution. | 14 | |
| Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 10 | |
| Box Office John P. McCarthy Though nicely executed from a technical standpoint, the subject of victimized womanhood receives extreme treatment. | 8 | |
| Metacritic.com 21 critics | 13 |  |
| Rottentomatoes critics 74 critics | 14 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer This dark thriller boasts a fresh approach. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 2756 Netizens Not a revolutionary experience but great acting and strong script | 14 | |
Average .. 60% | 12 | |