Fresh
A powerful documentary that, with a wider scope and a bit more shaping, could have been even more powerful, perhaps unbearably so. What's there is strong enough.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Girl Model
2011 · 1h 18m · Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by
David Redmon
,
Ashley Sabin
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Girl Model
Overview
A documentary on the modeling industry's 'supply chain' between Siberia, Japan, and the U.S., told through the experiences of the scouts, agencies, and a 13-year-old model.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The nonaggressive approach can be frustrating, but it nonetheless gets under the skin-deep promises of glamour and wealth that lure a seemingly endless stream of very young hopefuls.
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Don't expect to look at a catwalk in quite the same fashion again.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Fresh
Those with nothing are seduced by the prospect of something, such that they hesitate to complain, lest they end up with less than nothing.
Noel Murray, AV Club
Rotten
Filled with blind eyes and unspoken agreements, "Girl Model" opens a can of worms, then disdains to follow their slimy trails.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
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