B-Girl (film)

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B-Girl
Directed byEmily Dell
Written byEmily Dell
Produced byElizabeth Dell
Steven Ritchie
StarringJulie Urich
Missy Yager
Wesley Jonathan
Drew Sidora
Aimee Garcia
James Martinez
CinematographyAlan Caudillo
Edited byTamara Friedman
Music byGreg S. Reeves
Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • 29 July 2009 (2009-07-29)
Running time
103 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

B-Girl is a 2009 dance film written and directed by Emily Dell and starring Julie Urich, Missy Yager, Wesley Jonathan, Drew Sidora, Aimee Garcia, James Martinez and based on director Emily Dell's 2004 short film of the same name. [1]

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Plot

In Brooklyn, Angel is a breakdancer who lives with her mother Gabby. Her abusive boyfriend Hector won't accept that she wants to break up. One night Angel and her best friend Rosie trade hats and jackets and Hector fatally stabs Rosie thinking she is Angel. When he realizes his mistake he stabs Angel too. After many weeks of recovery, Angel wants to breakdance again but is having difficulty. Gabby moves with Angel to Los Angeles to live with Angel's grandmother, where she believes Angel will be safe. Angel gets a night job at a car rental company and goes to college during the day. She also joins a group of breakdancers who need a sixth member to compete.

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