''AWOL'' is a 2016

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

film written and directed by Deb Shoval and starring

Lola Kirke Lola Clementine Kirke (born 27 September 1990) is a British-American actress and singer-songwriter. She starred in the 2015 film ''Mistress America'' and the Amazon Studios television series ''Mozart in the Jungle.'' She appeared in '' Gone Girl ...

and

Breeda Wool Breeda Wool is an American actress, writer and producer. She is best known for her roles as Lou Linklatter in the Audience crime drama series ''Mr. Mercedes'' (2017–2019) and Faith Deluth in the Lifetime/ Hulu drama series ''UnREAL'' (2015 ...

. It is based on Shoval's 2010 short film of the same name. It is also Shoval's directorial debut.

Premise

A young woman, Joey, is in search of direction in her small town. A visit to an Army recruiting office appears to provide a path, but when she meets and falls in love with Rayna, that path diverges in ways that neither woman anticipates.

Cast

as Joey *

as Rayna *

Dale Soules Dale Soules (born ) is an American actress known for starring in '' The Messenger'' and portraying Frieda Berlin in ''Orange Is the New Black'' from 2014 to 2019. Early life Soules was born on and grew up in the Greenwood Lake section of We ...

as Ruthie * Bill Sage as Roy *Ted Welch as Pete *

Britne Oldford Britne Oldford (born July 23, 1992) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for portraying Cadie Campbell on '' Skins'', Alma Walker on '' American Horror Story: Asylum'', Remy Beaumont on '' Ravenswood'', Regan on '' Hunters'', and as Fei Harg ...

as Haley *Libby George as Gram *Charlotte Maltby as Kristen *Sadie Butler as Sadie *Hannah Dillon as Hannah *David Koral as Chet

Reception

The film has a 93% approval rating on

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based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10.

References

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* * American romantic drama films 2016 directorial debut films Features based on short films 2016 LGBT-related films American LGBT-related films LGBT-related romantic drama films Lesbian-related films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{LGBT-drama-film-stub