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The Unknown Girl is a belge film of genre Drama directed by Frères Dardenne released in USA on 25 august 2017 with Adèle Haenel
The Unknown Girl (2016)
La Fille inconnue
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Add to a movie listThe Unknown Girl (French: La Fille inconnue) is an upcoming Belgian film directed by the Dardenne brothers and starring Adèle Haenel. It tells the story of a female medical doctor who sets out to find the identity of an unknown young woman who died after she was refused surgery.
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Jenny (Adèle Haenel), jeune médecin généraliste, se sent coupable de ne pas avoir ouvert la porte de son cabinet à une jeune fille retrouvée morte peu de temps après. Apprenant par la police que l'identité de la jeune fille est inconnue, Jenny se met en quête de trouver son nom.Actors
Adèle Haenel
(Jenny Davin)
Olivier Gourmet
(Lambert, the son)
Christelle Cornil
(Bryan's mother)
Thomas Doret
(Lucas)
Jérémie Rénier
(Bryan's father)
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