My Life as a Dead Girl

"A runaway returns to restart her life, but she's hiding something"

2015 1h 24m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 27

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Synopsis

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When runaway teenager Chelsea is mistakenly killed by her friend Brittany's pimp, Brittany returns to what remains of the family Chelsea left years ago. Brittany's doing her best to get by under her assumed identity, until the truth begins to emerge. Then the vengeful pimp shows up.

“A runaway returns to restart her life, but she's hiding something”

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Cast

Cassie Scerbo
Brittany
Keegan Connor Tracy
Kim
Chad Rook
Jackson
Adam DiMarco
Zach
Genevieve Buechner
Shannon
Kyra Zagorsky
Detective Whalen
Fulvio Cecere
Captain Thomas
Kirsten Zien
Chelsea

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Penelope Buitenhuis
Writers: Adam Meyer, David DeCrane, Adam Meyer
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Penelope Buitenhuis, shot by Brendan Uegama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Richard Bowers. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Anthony Corsi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Cassie Scerbo and Keegan Connor Tracy and Chad Rook carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Marketing tagline: "A runaway returns to restart her life, but she's hiding something".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3683072 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Penelope Buitenhuis directs. Brendan Uegama behind the camera. Richard Bowers scores. Anthony Corsi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Directed by Penelope Buitenhuis, shot by Brendan Uegama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Richard Bowers. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Anthony Corsi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Cassie Scerbo and Keegan Connor Tracy and Chad Rook carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A runaway returns to restart her life, but she's hiding something".
8IMDB entry: tt3683072 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.