The Unknown Girl(2017)

Name: The Unknown Girl
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: Sep 8, 2017
Cast: Adèle Haenel, Olivier Bonnaud, Jérémie Renier, Louka Minnella

IFC Films

1h 53m

Release Date: Sep 8, 2017

A doctor gets obsessed with the case of a dead woman after learning that the woman had died shortly after having rung her door for help.

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Release Details

Original Release | Sep 8, 2017 | Limited

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Box Office Results

2025-01-31T12:42:46.472Z

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$13,477
Total US & Canada:
$150,549
Total International
$2,282,091
Total Worldwide:
$2,432,640

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Director & Top Cast

Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Director

Luc Dardenne
Director

Adèle Haenel
Jenny Davin

Olivier Bonnaud
Julien

Jérémie Renier
Le père de Bryan

Louka Minnella
Bryan

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Belgium, France

Language: French

Summaries

Storyline

Efficient, hard-working Dr. Jenny Davin has been chosen to replace new retiree Dr. Habran at the Kennedy Hospital. One night, someone rings the bell of Dr. Davin's office after-hours and she asks her trainee Julien to not open the door since it doesn't seem to be an emergency. The next morning, Police Inspectors Ben Mahmoud and Bercaro require her surveillance tape since a teenager was found dead on the other side of the road and they are investigating what happened. Jenny feels guilty for not opening the door and becomes obsessed to find the teenager's identity. Her investigation affects her relationship with patients that might know something about the unknown girl. — Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil After taking over Dr Habran's community practice in Liège, his young successor, the hard-working, idealistic, compassionate physician, Dr Jenny Davin, picks up where he left off, committing herself to treat welfare patients. Then, Dr Davin, of all people, lightly decides to ignore a young lady in distress, and the next day, the authorities find the poor girl lying dead by the river bank, only a few metres away from her door. As a result, distraught and guilt-ridden Jenny embarks on an almost-obsessive but amateurish investigation all over town to give a name to a nameless grave, bent on finding answers. But only God knows what would have happened if Jenny had answered the door. Could Dr Davin, indeed, have saved the unfortunate unknown girl? — Nick Riganas Jenny Davin is waiting to start her career as a doctor in a private clinic. In the meantime, she works as a locum in a GP practice in a socially precarious district of the city of Seraing in Belgium. One evening, when the practice has long since closed, the doorbell rings. Jenny is in the middle of an intense conversation with her intern. She forbids him to open the door - you have to be able to set boundaries. Besides, the person would have rung again if it really was an emergency. The next day, a body is found near the practice. The young woman died of a head injury. Injuries to her wrists indicate that she had put up a fight. Murder cannot be ruled out. The surveillance camera footage shows that the victim is the person who rang the practice doorbell the previous evening. The young woman has no identification papers on her and it is not possible to identify her. Jenny feels partly responsible for her death. If she had opened the door, she might still be alive. Jenny begins her own investigation to find out the identity of the victim. She realizes from young Bryan's reaction that he knows something, but he refuses to talk about it. Jenny continues her investigation and is forced to confront her world view. — Arte