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Ginger & Rosa
MEANRANK
64/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 50, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 78. Critics average 74, everyone else 61.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In 1960s London, two teenage girls, Ginger and Rosa, are inseparable friends, navigating adolescence and sharing their dreams and fears against the backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis. As their political awareness grows, their friendship is tested by their differing responses to the nuclear threat and a personal betrayal that threatens to tear their bond apart.
Details
- Director
- Sally Potter
- Writer
- Sally Potter
- Studio
- BFI, BBC Film, Adventure Films, The Match Factory
- Released
- 18 October 2012
- Country
- Canada, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Box office
- $1.0M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 12 →4 wins from 12 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Women Film Critics Circle 2013 | Best Young Actress | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| Women Film Critics Circle 2013 | Best Female Ensemble | Elle Fanning, Alice Englert, Jodhi May, Christina Hendricks, Annette Bening | Winner |
| Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2012 | Best Narrative Film | Sally Potter | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 2012 | Best Cinematography | Robbie Ryan | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 2012 | Best Actress | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | Alice Englert | Nominee |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association 2012 | Best Young Performer | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| London Film Festival 2012 | Best Film | Sally Potter | Nominee |
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12 awards — Ginger & Rosa
×| Best Actress | Elle Fanning | Winner |
| Best Film | Sally Potter | Nominee |
| Best Female Ensemble | Elle Fanning, Alice Englert, Jodhi May, Christina Hendricks, Annette Bening | Winner |
| Best Young Actress | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| Virtuoso Award | Elle Fanning | Winner |
| Special Mention | Sally Potter | Winner |
| Best Actress | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Robbie Ryan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Alice Englert | Nominee |
| Best Narrative Film | Sally Potter | Nominee |
| Best Young Performer | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| Best Film | Sally Potter | Nominee |