Girl

Girl (2025)

女孩

Hsiao-lee, a young girl, finds solace in her friendship with Li-li, who embodies the dreams Hsiao-lee had suppressed. However, Hsiao-lee's aspirations are challenged by her mother's past, which mirrors her own struggles and traps her in a cycle of despair.

Date of release
2025-10-31
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (12)
Runtime
2h 5m
Genres
Drama
Director
Shu Qi

Casting

Interesting facts

Girl is a 2025 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Shu Qi, and partly based on her own childhood. Set in the late 1980s, it follows an introverted girl trying to escape her painful past.

Production

Girl is the feature film debut of Taiwanese actress Shu Qi, who is considered one of the country's biggest stars. After 30 years in the film industry, she was encouraged to undertake film-making after she served on the jury of the 80th Venice International Film Festival in 2023, where she enjoyed films made by new directors.

In addition to the two child actresses, Taiwanese actors Roy Chiu and Bai Xiao-Ying as well as singer 9m88 joined the cast of Girl. Filming ended in autumn of 2024.

The film was produced by Yeh Jufeng. The companies CMC Entertainment, Wow Momentum, J.Q. Pictures and Aranya Pictures contributed financially to the project. Mandarin Vision holds the sales rights for Asia. Paris-based Goodfellas is handling international sales outside of Asia.

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