''Girl Lost'' is a 2016 American drama film written and directed by

Robin Bain Robin Bain is an American film director, writer, producer, and former actress. Career Early work Robin Bain is a graduate of the University of Southern California and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater from the USC School of Dramatic A ...

. ''Girl Lost'' was filmed on location in Los Angeles,

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and was released by Cinema Epoch on

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in 2018. The film quickly became the #1 trending movie on ''Amazon Prime Video'' in June 2018. In addition, ''Girl Lost'' held the position as the #1 most popular movie on

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during the months of June and July 2018. Beyond the film's domestic release, ''Girl Lost'' has been released internationally in the

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and

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Plot

''Girl Lost'' explores underage prostitution in the seedy underbelly of

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. The film brings to light the very real tragedy of

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in the

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. ''Girl Lost'' follows the life of 15-year-old, Shara. After being sexually abused by her mother's boyfriend, Shara runs away with her street hustler boyfriend, Jamie. Jamie and Shara struggle to survive in Los Angeles, but ultimately, they fail. Finding herself homeless and alone, the wayward teen turns to the only option she believes she has... Selling her body and her soul. Shara begins working as a

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in a back-alley Russian brothel with other underage girls and her life begins to unravel.

Cast

* Jessica Taylor Haid as Shara * Felix Ryan as Jamie *

as Kim * Emily Cheree Dye as Bridgette * James Seaman as Louie * Irena Stemer as Madame Yeva * Misha Suvorov as Sero * Evana Alexeeva as Alin * Daniel Wojack as Stosh

Film development

''Girl Lost'' was partially funded on

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under the working title ''Nowhereland''. ''Cinema Epoch'', the film's distribution company, changed the name to ''Girl Lost'' upon the release of the film in 2018.

Critical reception

The film received a 5/5 star rating from reviewer ''FilmFervor.com'' in which the article states, "''This is just an amazing film. Perfectly executed in every way. Outstanding.''" While still in development and raising funds on ''Kickstarter'', ''Girl Lost'', under the working title, ''Nowhereland'', was honored as "''Project of the Day''" on IndieWire.

Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story

A second Girl Lost film, ''Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story'' written, directed, produced and edited by

was released by Breaking Glass Pictures on December 1, 2020, on

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Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story by Robin Bain – Review by Jed Ryan

Awards

References

External links

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Interview with filmmaker Robin Bain on "Film Courage"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Girl Lost 2016 films American independent films American drama films Films shot in Los Angeles Films set in Los Angeles 2010s English-language films 2010s American films