2014 · drama · thriller
Magical Girl
Directed by Carlos Vermut2h 7m2014
The father of a terminally ill girl is determined to grant his daughter's last wish, a ridiculously expensive collectors' costume from a Japanese TV series. The request will drive him into a journey within his city's dark underbelly.
Our read: Magical Girl (2014) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · thriller entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, measured drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- bleak
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