The Unknown Girl (2016)
The Unknown Girl
”A young doctor becomes obsessed with discovering the identity of an unidentified woman found dead.”
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A sad, tragic, yet richly reflective essay on projection of guilt, questions of responsibility, and the weight of death. It evolves intensely from a study of dramatic characters to a kind of near-thriller, always unsettling, always enthralling. Nominated for a Palme d'Or at Cannes and a César Award.
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One evening after work hours, Jenny, a young doctor, allows the door buzzer at the small clinic where she works to go unanswered. It's only later that she learns that the person ringing was an unidentified woman found dead shortly after by the side of a road. Consumed by the thought that she is to blame, Jenny embarks on an obsessive crusade to discover who the anonymous woman was and to see to it that she is not forgotten.
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