Critically-acclaimed debut from Australian filmmaker Rosemary Myers, a coming-of-age tale that journeys deep into the teenage mind. Nominated for...
Critically-acclaimed debut from Australian filmmaker Rosemary Myers, a coming-of-age tale that journeys deep into the teenage mind. Nominated for the Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film (Generation 14+) at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival.
"Greta is 14 years old and has just moved to a new town with her family. It’s tough, but at least she's found a soulmate at her new school: Elliott is an outsider like her, he's funny and sweet, maybe a bit childish too, and he wants to be her boyfriend. Her sister has already made it: she lives her own life. It wouldn’t be so bad if her parents hadn't got it into their heads to throw a surprise party for her. Given the choice, Greta would simply run away. In the mysterious forest behind the house lurk strange creatures and Huldra, the fearless warrior. A weird and wonderful coming of age tale, absurd and eerie, terrible yet lovely – just like the life of a 14-year-old when everything around is changing." (Berlin International Film Festival)
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82 %38 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
59 %781 reviewsAudience score rating
15+Age suitabilityChildren & Media rating
"A strange, savvy, big-hearted teen adventure that feels perfectly pitched to its target audience as well as those of all ages in search of something unquestionably unique."
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Variety
Variety"In fact it's in Myers's commitment to eccentricity that Girl Asleep - an art-house film made firmly with a teenage audience in its sight - finds its heart."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"...a delightful first feature by Adelaide director Rosemary Myers that explores some familiar themes with great resourcefulness and charm."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald"Myers crafts an effervescent yet astute splash of teen life that delights the eyes, warms the heart and tickles the funny bone in equal measures."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"[The] characters are so charming and funny, and the stylistic excesses handled with such aplomb, that this film... is a fresh-faced delight with all the makings of a local crowd-pleaser."
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SBS
SBS"Charming and unique - a fresh take on adolescence."
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New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald"Girl Asleep might be about an awakening, but it's not a sexual awakening, and this is one teen comedy in which, at long last, the geek doesn't get the girl."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Inventive and confidently executed... a bright and occasionally subversive take on teen growing pains that gives fresh legs to a familiar genre."
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Adelaide Review
Adelaide ReviewGirl Asleep | Details
- Rating
- M, Mature themes and coarse language
- Runtime
- 77
- Genre
- Kids & Family
- Country of origin
- Australia
