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Daddy's Girl

  • 20182018
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
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Daddy's Girl (2018)
A young woman held captive by her stepfather becomes the focus of a female vigilante.
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A young woman held captive by her stepfather becomes the focus of a female vigilante.A young woman held captive by her stepfather becomes the focus of a female vigilante.A young woman held captive by her stepfather becomes the focus of a female vigilante.
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
648
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Julian Richards
  • Writers
    • Timothy Hill
    • Sean Hogan(Additional Writing by)
  • Stars
    • Jemma Dallender
    • Costas Mandylor
    • Britt McKillip
  • Director
    • Julian Richards
  • Writers
    • Timothy Hill
    • Sean Hogan(Additional Writing by)
  • Stars
    • Jemma Dallender
    • Costas Mandylor
    • Britt McKillip
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 10User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations

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    Jemma Dallender in Daddy's Girl (2018)
    Jemma Dallender in Daddy's Girl (2018)
    Jemma Dallender and Annie Quigley in Daddy's Girl (2018)
    Jesse Moss in Daddy's Girl (2018)
    Annie Quigley in Daddy's Girl (2018)
    Daddy's Girl (2018)
    Costas Mandylor and Jemma Dallender in Daddy's Girl (2018)
    Britt McKillip in Daddy's Girl (2018)
    Jemma Dallender and Micavrie Amaia in Daddy's Girl (2018)
    Costas Mandylor and Micavrie Amaia in Daddy's Girl (2018)
    Jesse Moss and Diana Care in Daddy's Girl (2018)
    Jemma Dallender in Daddy's Girl (2018)

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    Jemma Dallender
    Jemma Dallender
    • Zoe…
    Costas Mandylor
    Costas Mandylor
    • John…
    Britt McKillip
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    • Jennifer
    Jesse Moss
    Jesse Moss
    • Scott…
    Mark Arnold
    Mark Arnold
    • Sheriff
    Diana Care
    Diana Care
    • Danny…
    Micavrie Amaia
    Micavrie Amaia
    • Annie
    Annie Quigley
    Annie Quigley
    • Staci…
    Cherise Silvestri
    Cherise Silvestri
    • Librarian
    Heather Rome
    • Mrs. Calhuan
    Alexander McMorran
    • Bar Fly
    John Moraitis
    • Bobby Grimes
    Natia Tsitsilashvili
    • Zoe's Mother
    • (as Natia Tsitsishvili)
    Sophio Babilodze
    • Zoe…
    Ana Imnadze
    • Mother in the Food Market
    • (as Ani Imnadze)
    Tamar Gogoladze Rein-Hagen
    • Little Girl in the Food Market
    Meeghan Holaway
    Meeghan Holaway
    • Mother
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Julian Richards
    • Writers
      • Timothy Hill
      • Sean Hogan(Additional Writing by)
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    • Trivia
      Micavrie Amaia's debut.
    • Goofs
      John says he was in Operation Desert Storm in Iraq in 2005, whereas Operation Desert Storm began in 1990 and ended in February 1991 during George Bush Sr.'s term in Office.

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    7/10
    Story may seem to be about torture. It luckily does not show any of it. The story has more to it than it superficially shows, albeit a morale is not the proper word
    Saw this at the Brussel International Fantastic Film Festival 2019 (BIFFF for intimates). The director appeared before the screening for an introductory address. He told us that the script was originally written more than 10 years ago. It was at the time of SAW and the like, think "torture porn" as the main keyword. That version has been rewritten in the meantime to better adapt to changes in audience appreciation. The director considered this a logical consequence of the post-#MeToo era we live in nowadays.

    The movie is well made and important steps in the proceedings are clearly shown, letting us live and feel along with the main protagonists. The "daddy" role is clear, given his history in Irak. But his daughter Zoë seems continuously in limbo. On one hand, she is very cooperative in bed with her father, as well as helping him to catch new girls. Both tasks are not natural for a daughter to do. On the other hand, she works against him by putting an end to the misery of one girl, though unclear why she helped specifically this one and not of her predecessors who similarly ended miserably. At another moment, she even attempted to put an end to it all.

    Regardless of her motives to escape her current way of living, we get gradually the impression that Zoë has inherited some of the sadistic DNA of her father. We see her incidentally watch the tortures through an opening in the door (yet she usually stops looking very soon). This suspicion grows on us and is confirmed in the final scene, where she makes a totally different appearance (no details, no spoilers).

    The implied message (morale is not the right word) of this movie is that not only men are sadists, seeking a form to consistently dominate women. Women have this "capability" too, though it can manifest in subtly different forms. The world is not so black and white as we are inclined to think. Given that the main protagonists are unsual in their purposes and their cooperation, one can derive several meanings from this movie. Superficially, we see a man chasing women and know (not see) him ending their lives in a dreadful way. But it is not a late SAW sequel. It brings hidden layers that still make it an interesting watch, and it bends several genre rules too. I wonder whether these not so obvious elements are intentional, or that I construe something out of nothing.
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    • Release date
      • October 5, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Babasının Kızı
    • Filming locations
      • Tbilisi, Georgia
    • Production companies
      • Zee Studios International
      • Sarke Studio
      • Seahorse FIlmhouse
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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