Little Girl


1h 45m 2009

Brief Synopsis

In a run-down park on the outskirts of Rome, a two year-old girl is discovered and taken in by a family of hard-luck circus performers. A note in the child's pocket from a desperate mother reveals little about who she is or why she was left. As the bond grows between the girl and her surrogate famil

Film Details

Also Known As
La Pivellina, Non è ancora domani, Pivellina
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Officine Ubu S.R.L.; Playtime
Distribution Company
First Run Features; First Run Features; First Run Features Home Video; Imagine Film Distribution (Ifd); Xenix Filmdistribution; Zeta Films (Argentina); Zootrope Productions

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

Synopsis

In a run-down park on the outskirts of Rome, a two year-old girl is discovered and taken in by a family of hard-luck circus performers. A note in the child's pocket from a desperate mother reveals little about who she is or why she was left. As the bond grows between the girl and her surrogate family, this naturalistic drama becomes a revealing and soulful portrait of courage and discrimination, and of loss and togetherness.

Film Details

Also Known As
La Pivellina, Non è ancora domani, Pivellina
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Officine Ubu S.R.L.; Playtime
Distribution Company
First Run Features; First Run Features; First Run Features Home Video; Imagine Film Distribution (Ifd); Xenix Filmdistribution; Zeta Films (Argentina); Zootrope Productions

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States Fall September 1, 2011

Released in United States on Video March 20, 2012

Released in United States July 2009

Released in United States 2010

Released in United States January 2010

Released in United States February 2010

Released in United States June 2010

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Open Eyes) July 3-11, 2009.

Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center (Official Slate) March 24-April 4, 2010.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (New Directors Competition) April 22-May 6, 2010.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (New Voices/New Visions Competition) January 5-18, 2010.

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Generation) February 11-21, 2010.

Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 17-27, 2010.

Limited Release in United States Fall September 1, 2011 (New York City)

Released in United States on Video March 20, 2012

Released in United States July 2009 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Open Eyes) July 3-11, 2009.)

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center (Official Slate) March 24-April 4, 2010.)

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (New Directors Competition) April 22-May 6, 2010.)

Released in United States January 2010 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (New Voices/New Visions Competition) January 5-18, 2010.)

Released in United States February 2010 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Generation) February 11-21, 2010.)

Released in United States June 2010 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (International Showcase) June 17-27, 2010.)