Story of a Girl (film)

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Story of a Girl
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Genre Drama
Based on Story of a Girl
by Sara Zarr
Written by
Directed by Kyra Sedgwick
Starring
Music byTravis Bacon
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Ross Katz
Producers
  • Kyra Sedgwick
  • Emily Bickford Lansbury
  • Elizabeth Levine
  • Adrian Salpeter
Cinematography Alar Kivilo
EditorSabine Hoffman
Running time90 minutes
Production companyRandom Bench Productions
Original release
Network Lifetime
ReleaseJuly 23, 2017 (2017-07-23)

Story of a Girl is a 2017 American drama television film directed by Kyra Sedgwick and written by Laurie Collyer and Emily Bickford Lansbury, based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Sara Zarr. The film stars Kevin Bacon, Jon Tenney, Ryann Shane, Sosie Bacon and Tyler Johnston. [1] It aired on July 23, 2017, in the United States on the Lifetime network. [2]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Production

Producers Kyra Sedgwick and Emily Bickford Lansbury optioned the film. Laurie Collyer wrote the first draft of the screenplay and Lansbury wrote the final version.

Reception

The film received positive reviews from critics, which was praised for Sedgwick's directing.

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References

  1. "Kyra Sedgwick To Direct, Kevin Bacon To Star In 'Story Of A Girl' Lifetime Movie". July 18, 2016.
  2. "Kevin Bacon on collaborating with his wife, playing a sex object and his resurrection of a long-ago role" . Independent.co.uk . July 25, 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25.