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The Dead Girl
Film SynopsisKrista’s body is found by Arden (Toni Collette), a lonesome caretaker living with her irascible mother (Piper Laurie). This leads to Leah (Rose Byrne), a forensics graduate student whose sister went missing as a child, stumbling upon possible closure when Krista’s body appears on her gurney. Get Involved |
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Runtime:
85 min.
Genres:
Drama
Mystery / Thriller
Country:
UNITED STATES
Language:
English/American
Color:
Color
Certification:
R
Tagline
One life ends. Seven others begin.
Plot Summary
Krista’s body is found by Arden (Toni Collette), a lonesome caretaker living with her irascible mother (Piper Laurie). This leads to Leah (Rose Byrne), a forensics graduate student whose sister went missing as a child, stumbling upon possible closure when Krista’s body appears on her gurney. The story continues with Ruth (Mary Beth Hurt), who in the midst of a long and intense love/hate relationship with her husband (Nick Searcy), discovers a disturbing connection between her husband and Krista’s murder. Finally, Melora (Marcia Gay Harden) is a mother searching for answers about her runaway daughter Krista’s troubled life and finds help in her quest from another troubled young woman (Kerry Washington).
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Directed by
Karen Moncrieff
Produced by
Eric Karten
Gary Lucchesi
Tom Rosenberg
Writing credits
Karen Moncrieff
Cast
| Toni Collette | ||
| Giovanni Ribisi | ||
| Rose Byrne | ||
| Josh Brolin | ||
| James Franco |
This film was fantastic! Apart from the stellar cast (Marcia Gay Harden, Kerry Washington, Rose Byrne, Brittany Murphy, Josh Brolin, Mary Beth Hurt, Mary Steenburgen, Toni Collette, Giovanni Ribisi, etc.), the story was a tremendous roller coaster ride! I am still thinking about it a few days later and it ... read more