Summary
A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event the comes to redefine their relationship.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 74Audiences 59GoodWatch 66
Tomatometer78%
Metascore69
User score6.4
IMDb6.2
Audience score50%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most dramas, −19 min on the typical 109
typical 10990Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 54 countries, rent or buy in 12 more
+44Released
2012
October 18, 2012
14 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
Denmark- Germany
United Kingdom
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language and sexual content, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
19 of 19
Elle FanningGinger
Alice EnglertRosa
Christina HendricksNatalie
Alessandro NivolaRoland
Timothy SpallMark
Annette BeningBella
Jodhi MayAnoushka
Oliver PlattMark Two
Oliver MilburnRoger
Greg BennettDemo Policeman
Andrew HawleyTony
Richard StrangeMan at Dinner Party
Marcus ShakesheffTeddy Boy Driver
Matt HookingsPoliceman- AJAndy JoyCrucifer
- RHRobin HarveyCND Protester
Stephen BoxerPolice Doctor
Aine GarveyChild Playing- PHPhilip HarveyDemo Policeman
Directing · 5
- Sally Potter Director, Writer
- Christian Rigg Second Assistant Director
- Andrew Mannion Second Assistant Director
- Matthew Hanson First Assistant Director
- Darren Price Third Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Walter Donohue Story Consultant
Production · 13
- Aaron L. Gilbert Executive Producer
- Heidi Levitt Casting, Executive Producer
- Paula Alvarez Vaccaro Executive Producer
- Goetz Grossman Executive Producer
- Reno Antoniades Executive Producer
- Joe Oppenheimer Executive Producer
Camera · 2
- Robbie Ryan Director of Photography
- Nicola Dove Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Anders Refn Editor
Sound · 3
- Eddie Simonsen Supervising Sound Editor
- Anne Jensen Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jonathan Acbard Boom Operator
Art · 4
- Carlos Conti Production Design
- Martin Madsen Title Designer, Visual Effects Supervisor
- Liz Griffiths Set Decoration
- Andrea Matheson Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Holly Waddington Costume Design
- Susan Kulkarni Costumer
- Hannah Walter Costume Supervisor
- Dougie Hawkes Costumer
Other crew · 13
- James O'Donnell Stunt Coordinator
- Martin Wilde Stunts
- Belinda McGinley Stunts
- Charmian Gradwell Dialect Coach
- Derek Lea Stunts
- Cristian Knight Stunts
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