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A Quiet Girl(2024)
Status: Released
Date: 2024-03-01
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Time: 1h 26m
How far do you go to find the truth?
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Adopted Montreal filmmaker Adrian Wills discovers, on camera and in real time, the startling truths of his complex beginnings in Newfoundland. Shocking details drive Wills to the core of his birth mother’s resilience, and ultimately his own. In this moving feature documentary that combines 16mm footage and contemporary images with deeply personal conversations, Wills’ voyage transforms from an urgent search for identity into a quest to give a quiet girl her voice.
Languages: English.
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Canada,
United States of America
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